たくさんの本が出版されているが、そのうち価値のあるものはごくわずかだ。

Sentence Analyzer

たくさん の 本 が 出版されている が 、 そのうち 価値 の ある もの は ごく わずか だ 。

English Translation

Though many books are published, the thing which will be of value soon is just little.

Furigana

たくさんの本(ほん)が出版(しゅっぱん)されているが、そのうち価値(かち)のあるものはごくわずかだ。

Romanji

Takusan no hon ga shuppansareteiru ga, sonouchi kachi no aru mono wa goku wazuka da.

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

価値 (かち)

value; worth; merit

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

者 (もの、もん)

person

は (は)

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

極 (ごく)

quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

本

Readings: ホン、 もと

Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

版

Reading: ハン

Meanings: printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label

価

Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい

Meanings: value, price

値

Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい

Meanings: price, cost, value