英語を話すことを向上させることが、彼の留学の目的らしいね。

Sentence Analyzer

英語 を 話す こと を 向上させる こと が 、 彼 の 留学 の 目的 らしい ね 。

English Translation

Developing his ability of speaking English, it seems, is his purpose of studying abroad.

Furigana

英語(えいご)を話(はな)すことを向上(こうじょう)させることが、彼(かれ)の留学(りゅうがく)の目的(もくてき)らしいね。

Romanji

Eigo o hanasu koto o kōjōsaseru koto ga, kare no ryūgaku no mokuteki rashii ne.

Words

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

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.

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)

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

向上 (こうじょう)

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

が (が)

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

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

留学 (りゅうがく)

studying abroad (usu. at university level)

目的 (もくてき)

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

らしい (らしい)

seeming ... (expresses judgment based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay); appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ...

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

英

Readings: エイ、 はなぶさ

Meanings: England, English, hero, outstanding, calyx

語

Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

向

Readings: コウ、 む.く、 む.い、 -む.き、 む.ける、 -む.け、 む.かう、 む.かい、 む.こう、 む.こう-、 むこ、 むか.い

Meanings: yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

上

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す

Meanings: above, up

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

留

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる

Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

目

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending