恐怖で彼は口がきけなかった。

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恐怖で彼は口がきけなかった。

English Translation

Fear robbed him of speech.

Furigana

恐怖(きょうふ)で彼(かれ)は口(くち)がきけなかった。

Romanji

Kyōfu de kare wa kuchi ga kikenakatta.

Words

恐怖 (きょうふ、くふ)

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

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.

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

口 (くち)

mouth; opening; hole; gap; orifice; mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece; gate; door; entrance; exit; speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip); taste; palate; mouth (to feed); opening (i.e. vacancy); available position; invitation; summons; kind; sort; type; opening (i.e. beginning); counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), and swords

が (が)

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

聞ける (きける)

to tell