結婚してくれと言われたとき、私は言葉に窮した。

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結婚してくれ と 言われた とき 、 私 は 言葉 に 窮した 。

English Translation

Asked to marry him, I was at a loss for words.

Furigana

結婚(けっこん)してくれと言(い)われたとき、私(わたし)は言葉(ことば)に窮(きゅう)した。

Romanji

Kekkonshitekure to iwareta toki, watashi wa kotoba ni kyūshita.

Words

結婚 (けっこん)

marriage

と (と)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

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

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

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

Kanji

結

Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる

Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten

婚

Reading: コン

Meaning: marriage

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

葉

Readings: ヨウ、 は

Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece

窮

Readings: キュウ、 キョウ、 きわ.める、 きわ.まる、 きわ.まり、 きわ.み

Meanings: hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered