これは役に立つ本だし、その上、値段も高くない。

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English Translation

This is a useful book and, what is more, it is not expensive.

Furigana

これは役(やく)に立(た)つ本(ほん)だし、その上(うえ)、値段(ねだん)も高(たか)くない。

Romanji

Kore wa yakunitatsu hon da shi, sono ue, nedan mo takakunai.

Words

此れ (これ)

this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly

は (は)

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

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

し (し)

(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons

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...

上 (うえ)

above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive