それはほとんど何の役にも立ちはしないだろう。
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English Translation
That will do us a fat lot of good.
Furigana
それはほとんど何 の役 にも立 ちはしないだろう。
Romanji
Sore wa hotondo nani no yaku ni mo tachi wa shinai darou.
Words
其れ
(それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
殆ど
(ほとんど)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost
何
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
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
役
(やく)
use; service; role; post; position; scoring combination (e.g. in mahjong, card games, etc.); hand
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
も
(も)
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
立ち
(たち)
departure; setting off; start; being used up; being consumed; being burnt out; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal; leading male role in kabuki; rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff; verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative