私たちは、悲しい知らせを聞いて涙を流さざるをえなかった。

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English Translation

We could not but weep at the sad news.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、悲(かな)しい知(し)らせを聞(き)いて涙(なみだ)を流(なが)さざるをえなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, kanashii shirase o kiite namida o nagasazaru o enakatta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

悲しい (かなしい)

sad; sorrowful

知らせ (しらせ)

notice; notification

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

涙 (なみだ、なだ、なんだ)

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

流す (ながす)

to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears); to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to broadcast; to beam; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float; to set adrift; to call off (a meeting, etc.)

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select