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非常の場合は、エレベーターではなく、階段を利用しなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

非常 場合 エレベーター なく 階段 利用し なさい

English Translation

In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.

Furigana

非常(ひじょう)場合(ばあい)は、エレベーターではなく、階段(かいだん)利用(りよう)しなさい。

Romanji

Hijō no baai wa, erebe-ta- de wa naku, kaidan o riyōshi nasai.

Words

非常 (ひじょう)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
()
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
場合 (ばあい)
case; situation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
エレベーター (エレベーター、エレベータ)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
(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.
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
階段 (かいだん)
stairs; stairway; staircase
()
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.
利用 (りよう)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず
Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
Readings: ジョウ、 つね、 とこ-
Meanings: usual, ordinary, normal, regular
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ