彼はＵＣＬＡで日本文学に関して一連の講義をした。

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English Translation

He gave a series of lectures on Japanese literature at UCLA.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はＵＣＬＡで日本(にっぽん)文学(ぶんがく)に関(かん)して一連(いちれん)の講義(こうぎ)をした。

Romanji

Kare wa de Nippon bungaku nikanshite ichiren no kōgi 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

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.

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

文学 (ぶんがく)

literature

に関して (にかんして)

related to; in relation to

一連 (いちれん)

series; chain; sequence; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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

講義 (こうぎ)

lecture

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.

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