彼は君を好きだと思っていたが、実際はほかの女の子が好きだったのだ。

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English Translation

I thought he loved you, but as it is, he loved another girl.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は君(きみ)を好(す)きだと思(おも)っていたが、実際(じっさい)はほかの女(おんな)の子(こ)が好(す)きだったのだ。

Romanji

Kare wa kimi o suki da to omotteita ga, jissai wa hoka no onnanoko ga suki datta no da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

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.

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

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

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

思う (おもう)

to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

が (が)

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

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

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

女の子 (おんなのこ、おんなのコ、おんにゃのこ)

girl