彼は議会で延々と長広舌を振るうことで有名だ。

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English Translation

He was famous for his marathon speeches in parliament.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は議会(ぎかい)で延々(えんえん)と長広舌(ちょうこうぜつ)を振(ふ)るうことで有名(ゆうめい)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa gikai de en'ento chōkōzetsu o furuu koto de yūmei da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

議会 (ぎかい)

congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly

で (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.

長広舌 (ちょうこうぜつ)

long talk; long-winded speech

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.

振るう (ふるう)

to swing; to wield (physically); to exert; to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically); to flourish; to prosper; to thrive

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

有名 (ゆうめい)

famous; fame

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative