研修生達は彼から与えられた指示がさっぱりわからなかった。

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English Translation

He gave instructions to the trainees, but they couldn't make heads or tails of them.

Furigana

研修生達(けんしゅうせいたち)は彼(かれ)から与(あた)えられた指示(しじ)がさっぱりわからなかった。

Romanji

Kenshūseitachi wa kare kara ataerareta shiji ga sappari wakaranakatta.

Words

は (は)

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)

指示 (しじ)

indication; instruction; designation; directions

が (が)

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

さっぱり (さっぱり)

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; trimmed; plain; simple; completely; entirely; not in the least (in sentence with negative verb); not at all; completely ignorant; not doing at all

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