たくさんの本が出版されているが、そのうち読むに値するものは非常に少ない。

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English Translation

Many a book is published, but of them only a very few are worth reading.

Furigana

たくさんの本(ほん)が出版(しゅっぱん)されているが、そのうち読(よ)むに値(あたい)するものは非常(ひじょう)に少(すく)ない。

Romanji

Takusan no hon ga shuppansareteiru ga, sonouchi yomu ni ataisuru mono wa hijō ni sukunai.

Words

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

の (の)

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

が (が)

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

出版 (しゅっぱん)

publication

その内 (そのうち)

before very long; soon; eventually; sooner or later; of the previously mentioned

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

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

値 (あたい、ね)

price; cost; value; worth; merit; value; count; number; variable (computer programming, programing)

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

少ない (すくない)

few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom