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Zach

このレストランの給仕は決して早くない。

Sentence Analyzer

この レストラン 給仕 決して 早くない

English Translation

The service in this restaurant is none too fast.

Furigana

このレストランの給仕(きゅうじ)(けっ)して(はや)くない。

Romanji

Kono resutoran no kyūji wa kesshite hayakunai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
レストラン (レストラン、レストラント)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
()
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
給仕 (きゅうじ)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; waitperson; server; cabin boy; bellboy; page; pageboy; office boy; office girl
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
早い (はやい)
fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

Kanji

Readings: キュウ、 たま.う、 たも.う、 -たま.え
Meanings: salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: ソウ、 サッ、 はや.い、 はや、 はや-、 はや.まる、 はや.める、 さ-
Meanings: early, fast