彼の発言がゴタゴタを起こした。

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彼 の 発言 が ゴタゴタ を 起こした 。

English Translation

His remark gave rise to trouble.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の発言(はつげん)がゴタゴタを起(お)こした。

Romanji

Kare no hatsugen ga gotagota o okoshita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

発言 (はつげん)

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

ごたごた (ごたごた、ゴタゴタ)

trouble; difficulties; confusion; complication; disorder; mix-up; imbroglio; mess

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.

起こす (おこす)

to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up; to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken; to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce; to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open; to plough; to plow; to till; to fall ill with; to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken); to turn over (a card)

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

言

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと

Meanings: say, word

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up