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Zach

彼の演説は耐えられないほど退屈であった。

Sentence Analyzer

演説 耐えられない ほど 退屈 あった

English Translation

His speech was intolerably dull.

Furigana

(かれ)演説(えんぜつ)()えられないほど退屈(たいくつ)であった。

Romanji

Kare no enzetsu wa taerarenai hodo taikutsu de atta.

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
演説 (えんぜつ)
speech; address
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
耐える (たえる、こらえる、こたえる)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with; to support; to withstand; to resist; to brave; to be fit for; to be equal to
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
退屈 (たいくつ)
tedium; boredom
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: エン
Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage
Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く
Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor
Readings: タイ、 た.える
Meanings: -proof, enduring
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: クツ、 かが.む、 かが.める
Meanings: yield, bend, flinch, submit