彼は重要な役を演じた

N5 彼 kare he N3 重要 juuyou important, essential, significant N3 役 yaku role, function, position

N3 彼 hi / kare, kano, ka.no he, that, the N4 重 juu, chou / e, omo.i, omo.ri, omo.nau, kasa.neru, kasa.naru, omo heavy, important, esteem N3 要 you / i.ru, kaname need, main point, essence N3 役 yaku, eki duty, war, campaign N3 演 en performance, act, play

N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information