私は彼に、私たちは彼の誤りに対して責任はないと説明しようとしたが、彼は耳を貸そうとしなかった。

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English Translation

I tried to explain to him that we were not responsible for his mistake, but he refused to listen.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に、私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)の誤(あやま)りに対(たい)して責任(せきにん)はないと説明(せつめい)しようとしたが、彼(かれ)は耳(みみ)を貸(か)そうとしなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare ni, watashitachi wa kare no ayamari nitaishite sekinin wa nai to setsumeishiyou to shita ga, kare wa mimi o kasou to shinakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

誤り (あやまり)

error; mistake; slip; bug

に対して (にたいして)

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

責任 (せきにん)

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

耳 (みみ)

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

貸す (かす)

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out