その講演は聴衆の心をつかんだ。

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その講演は聴衆の心をつかんだ。

English Translation

The lecture gripped the audience.

Furigana

その講演(こうえん)は聴衆(ちょうしゅう)の心(こころ)をつかんだ。

Romanji

Sono kōen wa chōshū no kokoro o tsukanda.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

講演 (こうえん)

lecture; address; speech

は (は)

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

聴衆 (ちょうしゅう)

audience; attendance; hearers

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

心 (こころ)

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, 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.

掴む (つかむ)

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; to understand; to grasp; to comprehend