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テレビからの小さい音でさえ、私の集中力を妨げる。

Sentence Analyzer

テレビ から 小さい さえ 集中力 妨げる

English Translation

Even a small sound from the TV interferes with my concentration.

Furigana

テレビからの(ちい)さい(おと)でさえ、(わたし)集中力(しゅうちゅうりょく)(さまた)げる。

Romanji

Terebi kara no chiisai oto de sae, watashi no shūchūryoku o samatageru.

Words

テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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
()
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
小さい (ちいさい)
small; little; tiny
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
(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.
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
集中力 (しゅうちゅうりょく)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
妨げる (さまたげる)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シュウ、 あつ.まる、 あつ.める、 つど.う
Meanings: gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: リョク、 リキ、 リイ、 ちから
Meanings: power, strength, strong, strain, bear up, exert
Readings: ボウ、 さまた.げる
Meanings: disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct