私はその事柄について彼の父に話すつもりだったが、思い直してやめた。

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English Translation

I was going to speak to his father about that matter, but thought better of it.

Furigana

私(わたし)はその事柄(ことがら)について彼(かれ)の父(ちち)に話(はな)すつもりだったが、思(おも)い直(なお)してやめた。

Romanji

Watashi wa sono kotogara nitsuite kare no chichi ni hanasu tsumori datta ga, omoinaoshite yameta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事柄 (ことがら)

matter; thing; affair; circumstance

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

積もり (つもり)

intention; plan; conviction; belief

だ (だ)

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

が (が)

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

思い直す (おもいなおす)

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

止める (やめる)

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain