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トムは石ころが泳げないのと同様に泳げない。

Sentence Analyzer

とむ 石ころ 泳げない 同様 泳げない

English Translation

Tom can swim no more than a stone can.

Furigana

トムは(いし)ころが(およ)げないのと同様(どうよう)(およ)げない。

Romanji

Tomu wa ishikoro ga oyogenai no to dōyō ni oyogenai.

Words

富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
石塊 (せっかい、いしくれ、いしころ)
stone; rock; pebble
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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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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
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if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同様 (どうよう)
identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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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

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし
Meaning: stone
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Readings: ヨウ、 ショウ、 さま、 さん
Meanings: Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix