彼はシェークスピアの一節を読んだ。

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彼 は シェークスピア の 一節 を 読んだ 。

English Translation

He read a passage from Shakespeare.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はシェークスピアの一節(いっせつ)を読(よ)んだ。

Romanji

Kare wa She-Kusupia no issetsu o yonda.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

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

一節 (いっせつ、ひとふし)

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

一

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ

Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)

節

Readings: セツ、 セチ、 ふし、 -ぶし、 のっと

Meanings: node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody

読

Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み

Meaning: read