私たちは彼の要求を認めることはできなかった。

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私たち は 彼 の 要求 を 認める こと は できなかった 。

English Translation

We couldn't allow his claim.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは彼(かれ)の要求(ようきゅう)を認(みと)めることはできなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa kare no yōkyū o mitomeru koto wa dekinakatta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

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

要求 (ようきゅう)

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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.

認める (みとめる)

to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice; to deem; to judge; to assess; to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow; to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge); to watch steadily; to observe carefully; to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge

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

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to

求

Readings: キュウ、 グ、 もと.める

Meanings: request, want, wish for, require, demand

認

Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める

Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe