ある男が甲高い声で何か不平を言っていた。

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English Translation

A man was complaining of something in a sharp voice.

Furigana

ある男(おとこ)が甲高(かんだか)い声(こえ)で何(なに)か不平(ふへい)を言(い)っていた。

Romanji

Aru otoko ga kandakai koe de nani ka fuhei o itteita.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

男 (おとこ、おっこ)

man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

が (が)

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

甲高い (かんだかい)

high-pitched; shrill

声 (こえ)

voice

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.

何 (なに、なん)

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

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

不平 (ふへい)

complaint; discontent; dissatisfaction

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.

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise