弁護士は依頼人のために説得力のある発言をした。

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English Translation

The lawyer spoke convincingly on behalf of his client.

Furigana

弁護士(べんごし)は依頼人(いらいじん)のために説得力(せっとくりょく)のある発言(はつげん)をした。

Romanji

Bengoshi wa iraijin no tameni settokuryoku no aru hatsugen o shita.

Words

弁護士 (べんごし)

lawyer; attorney

は (は)

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

依頼人 (いらいにん)

client

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

説得力 (せっとくりょく)

persuasiveness; persuasive power

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

発言 (はつげん)

statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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