我々は彼らが損害賠償を拒んだので告訴した。

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我々 は 彼ら が 損害 賠償 を 拒んだ ので 告訴した 。

English Translation

We went to court when they refused to pay for the damage.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は彼(かれ)らが損害(そんがい)賠償(ばいしょう)を拒(こば)んだので告訴(こくそ)した。

Romanji

Wareware wa karera ga songai baishō o kobanda node kokusoshita.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

we

は (は)

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

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

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

損害 (そんがい)

damage; injury; loss

賠償 (ばいしょう)

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

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.

拒む (こばむ)

to refuse; to reject; to decline

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

告訴 (こくそ)

accusation; complaint; charge; legal action

Kanji

我

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-

Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

損

Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる

Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure

害

Reading: ガイ

Meanings: harm, injury

賠

Reading: バイ

Meanings: compensation, indemnify

償

Readings: ショウ、 つぐな.う

Meanings: reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem

拒

Readings: キョ、 ゴ、 こば.む

Meanings: repel, refuse, reject, decline

告

Readings: コク、 つ.げる

Meanings: revelation, tell, inform, announce

訴

Readings: ソ、 うった.える

Meanings: accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to