にんにくは食事の風味を増す。

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にんにく は 食事 の 風味 を 増す 。

English Translation

Garlic enhances the flavor of meals.

Furigana

にんにくは食事(しょくじ)の風味(ふうみ)を増(ま)す。

Romanji

Ninniku wa shokuji no fūmi o masu.

Words

大蒜 (にんにく、ニンニク)

garlic (Allium sativum)

は (は)

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

食事 (しょくじ)

meal; to eat

の (の)

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

風味 (ふうみ)

taste; flavor; flavour

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.

増す (ます)

to increase; to grow

Kanji

食

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む

Meanings: eat, food

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

風

Readings: フウ、 フ、 かぜ、 かざ-、 -かぜ

Meanings: wind, air, style, manner

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste

増

Readings: ゾウ、 ま.す、 ま.し、 ふ.える、 ふ.やす

Meanings: increase, add, augment, gain, promote