彼女が物事をてきぱきできないのを驚いた。

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English Translation

I was surprised at her inability to do things promptly.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)が物事(ものごと)をてきぱきできないのを驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Kanojo ga monogoto o tekipaki dekinai no o odoroita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

が (が)

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

物事 (ものごと)

things; everything

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.

てきぱき (てきぱき、テキパキ、てきばき、テキバキ)

briskly; quickly; promptly

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished