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Zach

これはパリへの最短コースです。

Sentence Analyzer

これ ぱり 最短 こーす です

English Translation

It's the shortest route to Paris.

Furigana

これはパリへの最短(さいたん)コースです。

Romanji

Kore wa Pari e no saitan ko-su desu.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
巴里 (パリ)
Paris (France)
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
()
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
最短 (さいたん)
shortest
コース (コース)
course (route, trail, course of study, course of action, plan, option); full course meal (multiple dishes served in sequence); prix fixe meal
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point