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なす価値のあることはしくじる価値がある。

Sentence Analyzer

なす 価値 ある こと しくじる 価値 ある

English Translation

If a thing is worth doing it is worth doing badly.

Furigana

なす価値(かち)のあることはしくじる価値(かち)がある。

Romanji

Nasu kachi no aru koto wa shikujiru kachi ga aru.

Words

為す (なす)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try
価値 (かち)
value; worth; merit
()
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
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
しくじる (しくじる)
to fail; to fall through; to blunder
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value