私にはどうしてもこの聖書からの一節が理解できない。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I cannot understand this passage from the Bible for the life of me.

Furigana

私(わたし)にはどうしてもこの聖書(せいしょ)からの一節(いっせつ)が理解(りかい)できない。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa dōshitemo kono seisho kara no issetsu ga rikai dekinai.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

は (は)

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

如何しても (どうしても)

by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

聖書 (せいしょ)

Bible; scriptures

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

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

一節 (いっせつ、ひとふし)

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section; a tune; note; strain; measure

が (が)

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

理解 (りかい)

understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant