彼の小論文は簡潔で要点をきちんと押さえていた。

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English Translation

His essay was concise and to the point.

Furigana

彼(かれ)の小論文(しょうろんぶん)は簡潔(かんけつ)で要点(ようてん)をきちんと押(お)さえていた。

Romanji

Kare no shōronbun wa kanketsu de yōten o kichinto osaeteita.

Words

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

小論文 (しょうろんぶん)

short essay; pamphlet; tract

は (は)

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

簡潔 (かんけつ)

brevity; conciseness; simplicity

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.

要点 (ようてん)

gist; main point

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.

きちんと (きちんと)

precisely; accurately; neatly

押さえる (おさえる)

to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb; to seize; to grasp; to arrest; to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress; to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand