講演者は咳払いをした。
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English Translation
The speaker cleared his throat.
Furigana
Romanji
Kōensha wa sekibarai o shita.
Words
講演者
(こうえんしゃ)
lecturer; speaker
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
咳払い
(せきばらい)
clearing one's throat; cough
を
(を)
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.
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
Kanji
Reading: コウ
Meanings: lecture, club, association
Reading: エン
Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: カイ、 ガイ、 せ.く、 しわぶ.く、 せき、 しわぶき
Meanings: cough, clear throat
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of