その金を盗んだという彼の自白に家族はおどろいた。

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English Translation

His admission that he had stolen the money astonished his family.

Furigana

その金(きん)を盗(ぬす)んだという彼(かれ)の自白(じはく)に家族(かぞく)はおどろいた。

Romanji

Sono kin o nusunda toiu kare no jihaku ni kazoku wa odoroita.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

金 (きん)

gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat

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.

盗む (ぬすむ)

to steal

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

自白 (じはく)

confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

家族 (かぞく)

family; members of a family

は (は)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished