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彼は言う言葉の一部を忘れたので少しの間即席で喋らなければならなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

言う 言葉 一部 忘れた ので 少し 即席 喋らなければならなかった

English Translation

He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.

Furigana

(かれ)()言葉(ことば)一部(いちぶ)(わす)れたので(すこ)しの()即席(そくせき)(しゃべ)らなければならなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa iu kotoba no ichibu o wasureta node sukoshi no ma sokuseki de shaberanakerebanaranakatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
()
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
一部 (いちぶ)
one part; one portion; one section; some; one copy (e.g. of a document)
()
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.
忘れる (わすれる)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
()
space; room; time; pause
即席 (そくせき)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
喋る (しゃべる)
to talk; to chat; to chatter

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ブ、 -べ
Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ソク、 つ.く、 つ.ける、 すなわ.ち
Meanings: instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt
Readings: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place
Readings: チョウ、 トウ、 しゃべ.る、 ついば.む
Meanings: talk, chat, chatter