私にはその作家が言わんとしていることが理解できない。

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その 作家 言わん している こと 理解 できない

English Translation

I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.

Furigana

(わたし)にはその作家(さっか)()わんとしていることが理解(りかい)できない。

Romanji

Watashi ni wa sono sakka ga iwan to shiteiru koto ga rikai dekinai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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...
作家 (さっか)
author; writer; novelist; artist
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute