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Zach

私はたしかに話したのだが、誰も私の話に耳を傾けなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

たしかに 話した 傾けなかった

English Translation

I did speak, but no one listened to me.

Furigana

(わたし)はたしかに(はな)したのだが、(だれ)(わたし)(はなし)(みみ)(かたむ)けなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa tashikani hanashita no da ga, dare mo watashi no hanashi ni mimi o katamukenakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
確かに (たしかに)
surely; certainly
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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
(みみ)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
()
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)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: ジ、 みみ
Meaning: ear
Readings: ケイ、 かたむ.く、 かたむ.ける、 かたぶ.く、 かた.げる、 かし.げる
Meanings: lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias