バスケットボールでは背が高い選手は有利だ。
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English Translation
In basketball, tall players have an advantage.
Furigana
バスケットボールでは背 が高 い選手 は有利 だ。
Romanji
Basukettobo-ru de wa se ga takai senshu wa yūri da.
Words
バスケットボール
(バスケットボール)
basketball
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
背
(せい)
height; stature
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
高い
(たかい)
high; tall; expensive
選手
(せんしゅ)
player (in game); team member
有利
(ゆうり)
advantageous; better; profitable; lucrative
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
Kanji
Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit