私の返事は否定的だった。

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私 の 返事 は 否定的 だった 。

English Translation

My reply was negative.

Furigana

私(わたし)の返事(へんじ)は否定的(ひていてき)だった。

Romanji

Watashi no henji wa hiteiteki datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

返事 (へんじ)

reply; answer; response

は (は)

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

否定的 (ひていてき)

negative; contradictory

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

返

Readings: ヘン、 かえ.す、 -かえ.す、 かえ.る、 -かえ.る

Meanings: return, answer, fade, repay

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

否

Readings: ヒ、 いな、 いや

Meanings: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny

定

Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か

Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending