健は僕に数学の試験で９５点を取ったって言っていたが、全くのでたらめだった。

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English Translation

Ken told me he got 95 on the math exam, but that's a bunch of baloney.

Furigana

健(けん)は僕(ぼく)に数学(すうがく)の試験(しけん)で９５点(てん)を取(と)ったって言(い)っていたが、全(まった)くのでたらめだった。

Romanji

Ken wa boku ni sūgaku no shiken de kyū go ten o to tatte itteita ga, mattaku no detarame datta.

Words

は (は)

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

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

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

数学 (すうがく)

mathematics; arithmetic

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

試験 (しけん)

examination; test; study; trial; experiment

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.

九 (きゅう、く、ここの、この、ここ)

nine

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

点 (てん)

spot; mark; point; dot; mark (e.g. in exam); score; points; comma; aspect; matter; respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc.

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

たって (たって)

even if; even though; however; no matter how

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

が (が)

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

全く (まったく)

really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly; indeed; good grief (expression of exasperation)

出鱈目 (でたらめ、デタラメ)

irresponsible utterance; nonsense; bullshit; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

だ (だ)

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