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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

どんなにがんばっても君に一等賞はとれない。

Sentence Analyzer

どんなに がんばって 一等賞 とれない

English Translation

Try as you may, you will never win first prize.

Furigana

どんなにがんばっても(きみ)一等賞(いっとうしょう)はとれない。

Romanji

Donnani ganbatte mo kimi ni ittōshō wa torenai.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)
how; how much
頑張る (がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
()
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
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
一等賞 (いっとうしょう)
first place prize; blue ribbon
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
獲れる (とれる)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: トウ、 ひと.しい、 など、 -ら
Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Readings: ショウ、 ほ.める
Meanings: prize, reward, praise