彼の考えが、時勢に順応していないのはなげかわしい。

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English Translation

It is sad that his ideas do not go with the time.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の考(かんが)えが、時勢(じせい)に順応(じゅんのう)していないのはなげかわしい。

Romanji

Kare no kangae ga, jisei ni junnōshiteinai no wa nagekawashii.

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

考え (かんがえ)

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation

が (が)

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

時勢 (じせい)

spirit of the age; trends; conditions

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

順応 (じゅんのう、じゅんおう)

adaptation; acclimatization; conforming; adjustment

は (は)

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

嘆かわしい (なげかわしい)

sad; wretched; deplorable