私は彼の演説の意味が全然わからなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

私 は 彼 の 演説 の 意味 が 全然 わからなかった 。

English Translation

His speech made no sense to me.

Furigana

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の演説(えんぜつ)の意味(いみ)が全然(ぜんぜん)わからなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kare no enzetsu no imi ga zenzen wakaranakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

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

演説 (えんぜつ)

speech; address

意味 (いみ)

meaning; significance

が (が)

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

全然 (ぜんぜん)

not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely

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

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

演

Reading: エン

Meanings: performance, act, play, render, stage

説

Readings: セツ、 ゼイ、 と.く

Meanings: opinion, theory, explanation, rumor

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste

全

Readings: ゼン、 まった.く、 すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

然

Readings: ゼン、 ネン、 しか、 しか.り、 しか.し、 さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well