月日がどんどん過ぎていったが、彼の消息は何も聞こえてこなかった。

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English Translation

The months slipped by and still there was no news of him.

Furigana

月日(つきひ)がどんどん過(す)ぎていったが、彼(かれ)の消息(しょうそく)は何(なに)も聞(き)こえてこなかった。

Romanji

Tsukihi ga dondon sugiteitta ga, kare no shōsoku wa nani mo kikoetekonakatta.

Words

月日 (つきひ)

time; years; days

が (が)

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

どんどん (どんどん)

drumming (noise); rapidly; steadily

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

消息 (しょうそく、しょうそこ)

news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed