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Zach

彼の言葉が困った事態を引き起こした。

Sentence Analyzer

言葉 困った 事態 引き起こした

English Translation

His words created an awkward situation.

Furigana

(かれ)言葉(ことば)(こま)った事態(じたい)()()こした。

Romanji

Kare no kotoba ga komatta jitai o hikiokoshita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
言葉 (ことば、けとば)
language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
困る (こまる)
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
事態 (じたい)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
()
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.
引き起こす (ひきおこす)
to cause; to induce; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヨウ、 は
Meanings: leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece
Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: タイ、 わざ.と
Meanings: attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs)
Readings: イン、 ひ.く、 ひ.き、 ひ.き-、 -び.き、 ひ.ける
Meanings: pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up