たいていのヨーロッパ人は日本人と中国人の区別が付かない。

Sentence Analyzer

たいていのよーろっぱ人は日本人と中国人の区別が付かない。

English Translation

Most Europeans cannot tell a Japanese from a Chinese.

Furigana

たいていのヨーロッパ人(じん)は日本人(にっぽんじん)と中国人(ちゅうごくじん)の区別(くべつ)が付(つ)かない。

Romanji

Taitei no Yo-Roppajin wa nipponjin to chūgokujin no kubetsu ga tsukanai.

Words

大抵 (たいてい)

mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; probably; most; almost all; ordinary; proper; appropriate; moderate

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

ヨーロッパ人 (ヨーロッパじん)

European (person)

は (は)

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

日本人 (にほんじん、にっぽんじん)

Japanese person; Japanese people

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

中国人 (ちゅうごくじん)

Chinese person

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

が (が)

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

付く (つく)

to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling; to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.); to take root; to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with; to side with; to belong to; to possess; to haunt; to be lit; to be lighted; to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided; to be given (of a name, price, etc.); to be sensed; to be perceived; to be lucky; to become (a state, condition, etc.)