私は日本人一般について言っているのだ。

Sentence Analyzer

私は日本人一般について言っているのだ。

English Translation

I speak of the Japanese in general.

Furigana

私(わたし)は日本人(にっぽんじん)一般(いっぱん)について言(い)っているのだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa nipponjin ippan nitsuite itteiru no da.

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

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

一般 (いっぱん)

general; universal; ordinary; average; common

に就いて (について)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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

だ (だ)

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