私は彼の話に耳を傾けた。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
        I listened to his talk.
    
Furigana
Romanji
        Watashi wa kare no hanashi ni mimi o katamuketa.
    
Words
            
                私
            
            
                (わたし、わたくし)
            
        
        
            I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
        
    
            
                は
            
            
                (は)
            
        
        
            topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
        
    
            
                彼
            
            
                (かれ)
            
        
        
            he; him; his; boyfriend
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                話
            
            
                (はなし)
            
        
        
            talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
        
    
            
                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
        
    
            
                耳
            
            
                (みみ)
            
        
        
            ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
        
    
            
                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.
        
    
            
                傾ける
            
            
                (かたむける)
            
        
        
            to incline; to lean; to tip; to tilt; to slant; to bend; to list; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to pour one's energy into; to ruin; to squander; to empty; to drink (alcohol)