彼の返答は的を得ていなかった

N5 彼 kare he N1 返答 hentou reply

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N3 返 hen / kae.su, -kae.su, kae.ru, -kae.ru return, answer, fade N4 答 tou / kota.eru, kota.e solution, answer, solution N3 的 teki / mato bull's eye, mark, target N3 得 toku / e.ru, u.ru gain, get, find

N5 〜ている te iru Indicates ongoing action, continuous state, repeated habit, or resulting condition depending on context N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜の no Indicates possession, relation between nouns, nominal explanation, or turns a verb into a noun phrase N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information