彼は私に事件の概要を説明した。

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彼は私に事件の概要を説明した。

English Translation

He gave me an outline of the affair.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に事件(じけん)の概要(がいよう)を説明(せつめい)した。

Romanji

Kare wa watashi ni jiken no gaiyō o setsumeishita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

に (に)

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

事件 (じけん)

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

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

概要 (がいよう)

outline; summary; overview; abridgment; synopsis

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.

説明 (せつめい)

explanation; exposition