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この前の娘は口述内容を筆記するのも無理だった。速記なんて論外さ。

Sentence Analyzer

この 口述 内容 筆記する 無理 だった 速記 なんて 論外さ

English Translation

That girl couldn't take things down in longhand, let alone shorthand.

Furigana

この(まえ)(むすめ)口述(こうじゅつ)内容(ないよう)筆記(ひっき)するのも無理(むり)だった。速記(そっき)なんて論外(ろんがい)さ。

Romanji

Kono mae no musume wa kōjutsu naiyō o hikkisuru no mo muri datta. sokki nante rongaisa.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(むすめ)
(my) daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
口述 (こうじゅつ)
dictation; verbal statement
内容 (ないよう)
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
()
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.
筆記 (ひっき)
(taking) notes; copying
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
無理 (むり)
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable; impossible; forcible; forced; compulsory; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate; to work too hard; to try too hard; irrational
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
速記 (そっき)
shorthand; stenography
なんて (なんて)
such as; (things) like; exclamation
論外 (ろんがい)
out of the question

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ジョウ、 むすめ、 こ
Meanings: daughter, girl
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: ジュツ、 の.べる
Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate
Readings: ナイ、 ダイ、 うち
Meanings: inside, within, between, among, house, home
Readings: ヨウ、 い.れる
Meanings: contain, form, looks
Readings: ヒツ、 ふで
Meanings: writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast
Reading: ロン
Meanings: argument, discourse
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside