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Zach

たとえどんな話をしても、母は私の言うことを信じてくれる。

Sentence Analyzer

たとえ どんな して 言う こと 信じてくれる

English Translation

Whatever story I tell, Mother believes me.

Furigana

たとえどんな(はなし)をしても、(はは)(わたし)()うことを(しん)じてくれる。

Romanji

Tatoe donna hanashi o shite mo, haha wa watashi no iu koto o shinjitekureru.

Words

仮令 (たとえ、たとい)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever
どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(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
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust