現代詩はしばしばきわめて難解だ。

現代詩はしばしばきわめて難解だ。

Modern poetry is often most obscure.

現代(げんだい)詩(し)はしばしばきわめて難解(なんかい)だ。

Gendai shi wa shibashiba kiwamete nankai da.

現代 (げんだい)

nowadays; modern era; modern times; present-day

詩 (し)

poem; verse of poetry

は (は)

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

しばしば (しばしば、シバシバ、しぱしぱ、シパシパ)

(blinking) repeatedly

極めて (きわめて)

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

難解 (なんかい)

difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Readings: ゲン、あらわ.れる、あらわ.す、うつつ、うつ.つ

Meanings: present, existing, actual

Readings: ダイ、タイ、か.わる、かわ.る、かわ.り、か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、か.える、よ、しろ

Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

Readings: シ、うた

Meanings: poem, poetry

Readings: ナン、かた.い、 -がた.い、むずか.しい、むづか.しい、むつか.しい、 -にく.い

Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

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