スミス氏は文学についての講義をした。
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English Translation
Mr Smith gave a lecture on literature.
Furigana
スミス氏 は文学 についての講義 をした。
Romanji
Sumisu shi wa bungaku nitsuite no kōgi o shita.
Words
氏
(し)
Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss; clan; he; him; counter for people
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
文学
(ぶんがく)
literature
に就いて
(について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
講義
(こうぎ)
lecture
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.
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: シ、 うじ、 -うじ
Meanings: family name, surname, clan
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Reading: コウ
Meanings: lecture, club, association
Reading: ギ
Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning