長いこと彼女は私を理解してくれなかった。

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長い こと 彼女 は 私 を 理解してくれなかった 。

English Translation

It was a long time before she understood me.

Furigana

長(なが)いこと彼女(かのじょ)は私(わたし)を理解(りかい)してくれなかった。

Romanji

Nagai koto kanojo wa watashi o rikaishitekurenakatta.

Words

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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.

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

Kanji

長

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ

Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

女

Readings: ジョ、 ニョ、 ニョウ、 おんな、 め

Meanings: woman, female

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

理

Readings: リ、 ことわり

Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

解

Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る

Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute