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テレビが書物にとって変わるなどということは決してないと思う。

Sentence Analyzer

テレビ 書物 にとって 変わる など という こと 決して ない 思う

English Translation

I don't think TV will ever take the place of books.

Furigana

テレビが書物(しょもつ)にとって()わるなどということは(けっ)してないと(おも)う。

Romanji

Terebi ga shomotsu nitotte kawaru nado toiu koto wa kesshite nai to omou.

Words

テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
書物 (しょもつ)
books
に取って (にとって)
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding
変わる (かわる)
to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual
(など)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; or something; the likes of
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(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
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think