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タクシーと地下鉄とどっちが速いですか。

Sentence Analyzer

タクシー 地下鉄 どっち 速い です

English Translation

Which is quicker, a taxi or the subway?

Furigana

タクシーと地下鉄(ちかてつ)とどっちが(はや)いですか。

Romanji

Takushi- to chikatetsu to dotchi ga hayai desu ka.

Words

タクシー (タクシー)
taxi
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
地下鉄 (ちかてつ)
underground train; subway
何方 (どちら、どっち、いずかた、いずち、どち、いずし、なにざま)
which way; which direction; where; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior
Readings: テツ、 くろがね
Meaning: iron
Readings: ソク、 はや.い、 はや-、 はや.める、 すみ.やか
Meanings: quick, fast