彼らは、弁士を大いにほめた。

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彼ら は 、 弁士 を 大いに ほめた 。

English Translation

They paid a high compliment to the speaker.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは、弁士(べんし)を大(おお)いにほめた。

Romanji

Karera wa, benshi o ōini hometa.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

弁士 (べんし)

lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter

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.

大いに (おおいに)

very; much; greatly; a lot of

褒める (ほめる)

to praise; to admire; to speak well

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

弁

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

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

大

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big