なぜ要点を書き留めなかったのか。

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なぜ 要点 を 書き留めなかった の か 。

English Translation

Why didn't you note down the points?

Furigana

なぜ要点(ようてん)を書(かと)き留()めなかったのか。

Romanji

Naze yōten o kakitomenakatta no ka.

Words

何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)

why; how

要点 (ようてん)

gist; main point

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.

書き留める (かきとめる、かきとどめる)

to write down; to leave a note behind; to record; to chronicle

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

か (か)

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

Kanji

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

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

点

Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち

Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point

書

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき

Meaning: write

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