私の意見がそのグループでの議論のきっかけになった。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の 意見 が その ぐるーぷ で の 議論 の きっかけ に なった 。

English Translation

My comment sparked off an argument in the group.

Furigana

私(わたし)の意見(いけん)がそのグループでの議論(ぎろん)のきっかけになった。

Romanji

Watashi no iken ga sono guru-pu de no giron no kikkake ni natta.

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

意見 (いけん)

opinion; view; comment

が (が)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

グループ (グループ)

group (usu. of people)

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

議論 (ぎろん)

argument; discussion; dispute; controversy

切っ掛け (きっかけ、キッカケ)

chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus; occasion

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

議

Reading: ギ

Meanings: deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration

論

Reading: ロン

Meanings: argument, discourse