彼について困ったことは、彼が時間を守らないということだ。

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English Translation

The trouble with him is that he is not punctual.

Furigana

彼(かれ)について困(こま)ったことは、彼(かれ)が時間(じかん)を守(まも)らないということだ。

Romanji

Kare nitsuite komatta koto wa, kare ga jikan o mamoranai toiu koto da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

に就いて (について)

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

困る (こまる)

to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

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

が (が)

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

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

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.

守る (まもる)

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative