私は、彼がそんなに短い時間でこの仕事を終えるとは期待していなかった。

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English Translation

We did not expect him to finish the task in so short a time.

Furigana

私(わたし)は、彼(かれ)がそんなに短(みじか)い時間(じかん)でこの仕事(しごと)を終(お)えるとは期待(きたい)していなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa, kare ga sonnani mijikai jikan de kono shigoto o oeru to wa kitaishiteinakatta.

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

が (が)

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

そんなに (そんなに)

so much; so; like that

短い (みじかい)

short

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

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.

終える (おえる)

to finish; to graduate

と (と)

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

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope