首相の演説は平和のために寄与するところがなかった。

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English Translation

The prime minister's speech did not make for peace.

Furigana

首相(しゅしょう)の演説(えんぜつ)は平和(へいわ)のために寄与(きよ)するところがなかった。

Romanji

Shushō no enzetsu wa heiwa no tameni kiyosuru tokoro ga nakatta.

Words

首相 (しゅしょう)

Prime Minister; Chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); Premier

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

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

は (は)

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

平和 (へいわ)

peace; harmony

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

寄与 (きよ)

contribution; service

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

が (が)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...