ラッセルは、ずば抜けた哲学者であったが、日常的なことは、ごく単純なことさえ全然出来なかった。

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English Translation

Russell was a brilliant philosopher, but even the simplest practical task was quite beyond him.

Furigana

ラッセルは、ずば抜(ぬ)けた哲学者(てつがくしゃ)であったが、日常的(にちじょうてき)なことは、ごく単純(たんじゅん)なことさえ全然(ぜんぜん)出来(でき)なかった。

Romanji

Rasseru wa, zubanuketa tetsugakusha de atta ga, nichijōteki na koto wa, goku tanjunna koto sae zenzen dekinakatta.

Words

ラッセル (ラッセル)

(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)

は (は)

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

ずば抜ける (ずばぬける)

to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

哲学者 (てつがくしゃ)

philosopher

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

が (が)

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

日常的 (にちじょうてき)

mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day

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

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

単純 (たんじゅん)

simplicity; simple; uncomplicated

さえ (さえ)

even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed

全然 (ぜんぜん)

not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely

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