彼がピアノを演奏しているのを聞けば、あなたは彼が８歳の少年だとは決して思わないでしょう。

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English Translation

If you heard him playing the piano, you would never think he is an eight-year-old boy.

Furigana

彼(かれ)がピアノを演奏(えんそう)しているのを聞(き)けば、あなたは彼(かれ)が８歳(さい)の少年(しょうねん)だとは決(けっ)して思(おも)わないでしょう。

Romanji

Kare ga piano o ensōshiteiru no o kikeba, anata wa kare ga hachi sai no shōnen da to wa kesshite omowanai deshō.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

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

ピアノ (ピアノ、ピヤノ)

piano

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.

演奏 (えんそう)

musical performance

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

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

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

八 (はち、や)

eight

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

少年 (しょうねん)

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

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)

決して (けっして、けして)

never; by no means; not in the least; in no way

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

デス (デス)

death