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彼の言うことは認めるが、彼に賛成することは出来ない。

Sentence Analyzer

言う こと 認める 賛成する こと 出来ない

English Translation

Admitting what he says, I still cannot agree with him.

Furigana

(かれ)()うことは(みと)めるが、(かれ)賛成(さんせい)することは出来(でき)ない。

Romanji

Kare no iu koto wa mitomeru ga, kare ni sanseisuru koto wa dekinai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
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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
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
認める (みとめる)
to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice; to deem; to judge; to assess; to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow; to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge); to watch steadily; to observe carefully; to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
賛成 (さんせい)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ニン、 みと.める、 したた.める
Meanings: acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe
Readings: サン、 たす.ける、 たた.える
Meanings: approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become