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しかし、まもなく、彼は、自分一人では歩くことも、書くことも、食べることさえできなくなるだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

しかし まもなく 自分 歩く こと 書く こと 食べる こと さえ できなく なる だろう

English Translation

But soon he would not be able to walk, write, or even eat by himself.

Furigana

しかし、まもなく、(かれ)は、自分(じぶん)(いち)(にん)では(ある)くことも、()くことも、()べることさえできなくなるだろう。

Romanji

Shikashi, mamonaku, kare wa, jibun ichi nin de wa aruku koto mo, kaku koto mo, taberu koto sae dekinaku naru darou.

Words

然し (しかし)
however; but
間もなく (まもなく)
soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
自分 (じぶん)
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
歩く (あるく)
to walk
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ホ、 ブ、 フ、 ある.く、 あゆ.む
Meanings: walk, counter for steps
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food