どんなに立派な翻訳でも明らかに原文には及ばないものだ。

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English Translation

Any translation, however good, will clearly fall short of the original.

Furigana

どんなに立派(りっぱ)な翻訳(ほんやく)でも明(あき)らかに原文(げんぶん)には及(およ)ばないものだ。

Romanji

Donnani rippana hon'yaku de mo akiraka ni genbun ni wa oyobanai mono da.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

立派 (りっぱ)

splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; praiseworthy; creditable; worthy; legal; legitimate; lawful; undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

翻訳 (ほんやく)

translation; de-encryption; deciphering; rendering

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.

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

明らか (あきらか)

obvious; evident; clear; plain

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

原文 (げんぶん)

the text; original

は (は)

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

及ぶ (およぶ)

to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for); to commit (a crime); to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

者 (もの、もん)

person

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative