彼ことばは問題の核心に触れるものだった。

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English Translation

His words pierced to the heart of the matter.

Furigana

彼(かれ)ことばは問題(もんだい)の核心(かくしん)に触(ふ)れるものだった。

Romanji

Kare kotoba wa mondai no kakushin ni fureru mono datta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

言葉 (ことば、けとば)

language; dialect; word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark; speech; (manner of) speaking

は (は)

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

問題 (もんだい)

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty

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

核心 (かくしん)

core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel

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

触れる (ふれる)

to touch; to feel; to experience; to come in contact with; to be emotionally moved (by); to perceive; to touch on a subject; to allude to; to be in conflict (with); to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to proclaim

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

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