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Zach

私たちの恋は、しゃぼん玉のようにはかなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち しゃぼん玉 ように はかなかった

English Translation

Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap-bubble.

Furigana

(わたし)たちの(こい)は、しゃぼん(だま)のようにはかなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi no koi wa, shabondama no yōni hakanakatta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
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
(こい)
(romantic) love
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
シャボン玉 (シャボンだま)
soap bubble
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
儚い (はかない)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: レン、 こ.う、 こい、 こい.しい
Meanings: romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling
Readings: ギョク、 たま、 たま-、 -だま
Meanings: jewel, ball