私の推測は十中八九当たっていた。

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私の推測は十中八九当たっていた。

English Translation

I guessed right in nine cases out of ten.

Furigana

私(わたし)の推測(すいそく)は十中八九(じゅっちゅうはっく)当(あ)たっていた。

Romanji

Watashi no suisoku wa jutchūhakku atatteita.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

推測 (すいそく)

guess; conjecture

は (は)

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

十中八九 (じっちゅうはっく、じゅっちゅうはっく)

8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

当たる (あたる)

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; to face; to confront; to lie (in the direction of); to undertake; to be assigned; to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; to be called upon (by the teacher); to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; to be unnecessary; to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (in fishing) to feel a bite; (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); to shave; to be a relative of a person; to stand in a relationship