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そんな場所で本屋をやっても商売が成り立たないだろう。

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そんな 場所 本屋 やって 商売 成り立たない だろう

English Translation

A bookstore in that location wouldn't make enough money to survive.

Furigana

そんな場所(ばしょ)本屋(ほんや)をやっても商売(しょうばい)(なた)()たないだろう。

Romanji

Sonna basho de hon'ya o yatte mo shōbai ga naritatanai darou.

Words

そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
場所 (ばしょ)
place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
本屋 (ほんや)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
()
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.
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts 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
商売 (しょうばい)
trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
成り立つ (なりたつ)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be composed of; to be practical (logical, feasible, viable); to be concluded; to hold true
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
Readings: セイ、 ジョウ、 な.る、 な.す、 -な.す
Meanings: turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect