一般的に言って、オーケストラの指揮者は演奏会で燕尾服を着ます。

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English Translation

Generally speaking, orchestra conductors wear tailcoats at concerts.

Furigana

一般的(いっぱんてき)に言(い)って、オーケストラの指揮者(しきしゃ)は演奏会(えんそうかい)で燕尾服(えんびふく)を着(き)ます。

Romanji

Ippanteki ni itte, o-kesutora no shikisha wa ensōkai de enbifuku o kimasu.

Words

一般的 (いっぱんてき)

popular; typical; general

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

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

オーケストラ (オーケストラ)

orchestra

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

指揮者 (しきしゃ)

(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director

は (は)

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

演奏会 (えんそうかい)

concert

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.

燕尾服 (えんびふく)

tailcoat

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.

着る (きる)

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)