彼は話の要点がわからなかったようだ。

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彼は話の要点がわからなかったようだ。

English Translation

He seems to have missed the point.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は話(はなし)の要点(ようてん)がわからなかったようだ。

Romanji

Kare wa hanashi no yōten ga wakaranakatta yō da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

話 (はなし)

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

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

要点 (ようてん)

gist; main point

が (が)

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

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

様 (よう)

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative