そのニュースを聞いてがっかりせざるをえなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その ニュース を 聞いて がっかり せざる を えなかった 。

English Translation

I could not but feel disappointed at hearing the news.

Furigana

そのニュースを聞(き)いてがっかりせざるをえなかった。

Romanji

Sono nyu-su o kiite gakkari sezaru o enakatta.

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...

ニュース (ニュース、ニューズ)

news

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

がっかり (がっかり)

feel disappointed; dejected; lose heart; feel emotionally drained; feel let down

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

選る (よる、える、すぐる)

to choose; to select

Kanji

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen