彼女は、アレックスが何か言うたびに木の実を与えるのではなく、彼が特に「木の実」といったときにのみ与えたのである。

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English Translation

Instead of giving Alex a nut each time he said something, she'd only give it when he specifically said "nut."

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は、アレックスが何(なに)か言(い)うたびに木(こ)の実(み)を与(あた)えるのではなく、彼(かれ)が特(とく)に「木(こ)の実(み)」といったときにのみ与(あた)えたのである。

Romanji

Kanojo wa, Arekkusu ga nani ka iu tabini konomi o ataeru no de wa naku, kare ga tokuni" konomi" toitta tokini nomi ataeta no de aru.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

アレックス (アレックス)

Alex

が (が)

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

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

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

度に (たびに、たんびに)

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

木の実 (このみ、きのみ)

nut; fruit; berry

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.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

特に (とくに)

particularly; especially

と言った (といった)

such ... as; or some such

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

のみ (のみ)

only; nothing but

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...