表面に細かい傷やへこみがたくさんあるから磨いてもむだだよ。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

There are so many fine scratches and dents on its surface, it's no use polishing it.

Furigana

表面(ひょうめん)に細(こま)かい傷(きず)やへこみがたくさんあるから磨(みが)いてもむだだよ。

Romanji

Hyōmen ni komakai kizu ya hekomi ga takusan aru kara migaite mo muda da yo.

Words

表面 (ひょうめん)

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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

細かい (こまかい)

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive; attentive

傷 (きず、キズ)

wound; injury; cut; gash; bruise; scratch; scrape; scar; chip; crack; scratch; nick; flaw; defect; weakness; weak point; stain (on one's reputation); disgrace; dishonor; dishonour; (emotional) hurt; hurt feelings

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

凹む (へこむ)

to be dented; to be indented; to yield to; to give; to sink; to collapse; to cave in; to be overwhelmed; to feel down; to be forced to yield; to be daunted; to be snubbed

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

沢山 (たくさん)

a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal; enough; sufficient; enough; too many; too much

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

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

磨く (みがく)

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine; to improve

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

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!