ポールが何をやりたかったのか理解できなかった。

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ぽーる やりたかった 理解 できなかった

English Translation

We couldn't figure out what Paul wanted to do.

Furigana

ポールが(なに)をやりたかったのか理解(りかい)できなかった。

Romanji

Po-ru ga nani o yaritakatta no ka rikai dekinakatta.

Words

ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
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.
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
()
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
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indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
理解 (りかい)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute