みんなは彼の話をたいへん注意深く聞いた。

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みんな は 彼 の 話 を たいへん 注意深く 聞いた 。

English Translation

They were most attentive to his speech.

Furigana

みんなは彼(かれ)の話(はなし)をたいへん注意深(ちゅういぶか)く聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Minna wa kare no hanashi o taihen chūibukaku kiita.

Words

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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.

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

注意深い (ちゅういぶかい)

careful

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

注

Readings: チュウ、 そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ

Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

深

Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-

Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

聞

Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる

Meanings: hear, ask, listen