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Zach

その問題が解けないなら、別の方法を試みるべきだ。

Sentence Analyzer

その 問題 解けない なら 方法 試みる べき

English Translation

If you cannot work out the problem, you had better try a different method.

Furigana

その問題(もんだい)()けないなら、(べつ)方法(ほうほう)(こころ)みるべきだ。

Romanji

Sono mondai ga tokenai nara, betsu no hōhō o kokoromiru beki da.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
問題 (もんだい)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion; controversy; trouble; problem; inconvenience; difficulty
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
解ける (とける)
to be solved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (e.g. restrictions); to be cleared (e.g. misunderstandings); to be broken (e.g. spells, curses); to melt
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(べつ、べち)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
()
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
方法 (ほうほう)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
()
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.
試みる (こころみる)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
可し (べし)
shall; should; must

Kanji

Readings: モン、 と.う、 と.い、 とん
Meanings: question, ask, problem
Reading: ダイ
Meanings: topic, subject
Readings: カイ、 ゲ、 と.く、 と.かす、 と.ける、 ほど.く、 ほど.ける、 わか.る、 さと.る
Meanings: unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ホウ、 ハッ、 ホッ、 フラン、 のり
Meanings: method, law, rule, principle, model, system
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal