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メアリーは今はあまり踊らないが、昔はよく踊っていたのを私は知っている。

Sentence Analyzer

メアリー あまり 踊らない よく 踊っていた 知っている

English Translation

Mary doesn't dance much now, but I know she used to a lot.

Furigana

メアリーは(いま)はあまり(おど)らないが、(むかし)はよく(おど)っていたのを(わたし)()っている。

Romanji

Meari- wa ima wa amari odoranai ga, mukashi wa yoku odotteita no o watashi wa shitteiru.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いま)
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
余り (あまり、あんまり)
remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant; not very (with negative sentence); not much; surplus; excess; fullness; too much; more than; over
踊る (おどる)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(むかし)
olden days; former
良く (よく)
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully; frequently; often
()
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
()
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.
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ヨウ、 おど.る
Meanings: jump, dance, leap, skip
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom