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その学生は、自分の弁論に対して審査員が批判的に述べたことをひどく気にした。

Sentence Analyzer

その 学生 自分 弁論 に対して 審査員 批判的 述べた こと ひどく した

English Translation

The student took to heart the judge's critical comments on his speech.

Furigana

その学生(がくせい)は、自分(じぶん)弁論(べんろん)(たい)して審査員(しんさいん)批判的(ひはんてき)()べたことをひどく()にした。

Romanji

Sono gakusei wa, jibun no benron nitaishite shinsain ga hihanteki ni nobeta koto o hidoku ki ni shita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
学生 (がくせい)
student (esp. a university student)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
()
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
弁論 (べんろん)
discussion; debate; argument
に対して (にたいして)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
審査員 (しんさいん)
examiner; judge
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
批判的 (ひはんてき)
critical
()
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
述べる (のべる)
to state; to express; to mention
(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
()
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.
酷い (ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: ベン、 ヘン、 かんむり、 わきま.える、 わ.ける、 はなびら、 あらそ.う
Meanings: valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Reading: ロン
Meanings: argument, discourse
Readings: タイ、 ツイ、 あいて、 こた.える、 そろ.い、 つれあ.い、 なら.ぶ、 むか.う
Meanings: vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare
Readings: シン、 つまび.らか、 つぶさ.に
Meanings: hearing, judge, trial
Reading: 
Meaning: investigate
Reading: イン
Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge
Reading: 
Meanings: criticism, strike
Readings: ハン、 バン、 わか.る
Meanings: judgement, signature, stamp, seal
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ジュツ、 の.べる
Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood