彼は要領を得た話をした。

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彼 は 要領 を 得た 話 を した 。

English Translation

He spoke to the point.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は要領(ようりょう)を得(え)た話(はなし)をした。

Romanji

Kare wa yōryō o eta hanashi o shita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

要領 (ようりょう)

point; gist; essentials; tenets; outline; knack; trick; the ropes

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

要

Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ

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

領

Readings: リョウ、 えり

Meanings: jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign

得

Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る

Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk