維持することに比べれば、スポーツカーを持つことは簡単だ。

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English Translation

Getting a sports car is easy, compared to the maintenance one must do on it.

Furigana

維持(いじ)することに比(くら)べれば、スポーツカーを持(も)つことは簡単(かんたん)だ。

Romanji

Ijisuru koto ni kurabereba, supo-tsuka- o motsu koto wa kantan da.

Words

維持 (いじ)

maintenance; preservation; improvement

事 (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

に (に)

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

比べる (くらべる)

to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

スポーツカー (スポーツカー、スポーツ・カー)

sports car

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

は (は)

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

簡単 (かんたん)

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative