ジムは友達の誰よりも背がたかい。

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じむは友達の誰よりも背がたかい。

English Translation

Jim is taller than any of his friends.

Furigana

ジムは友達(ともだち)の誰(だれ)よりも背(せ)がたかい。

Romanji

Jimu wa tomodachi no dare yori mo se ga takai.

Words

ジム (ジム)

gym; gymnasium

は (は)

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

友達 (ともだち)

friend; companion

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

誰 (だれ、たれ、た)

who

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive