先生は時間を守ることの大切さについて長々と述べた。
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English Translation
Our teacher dwelt on the importance of punctuality.
Furigana
Romanji
Sensei wa jikan o mamoru koto no taisetsusa nitsuite naganaga to nobeta.
Words
先生
(せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
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
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
大切
(たいせつ、たいせち)
important; necessary; indispensable; beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable; careful
に就いて
(について)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
長々
(ながなが)
long; drawn-out; very long
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
述べる
(のべる)
to state; to express; to mention
Kanji
Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: シュ、 ス、 まも.る、 まも.り、 もり、 -もり、 かみ
Meanings: guard, protect, defend, obey
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ジュツ、 の.べる
Meanings: mention, state, speak, relate