インチキなセールスマンにだまされて、役立たずの機械を買わされたとジョンは主張した。

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インチキ な セールスマン に だまされて 、 役立たず の 機械 を 買わされた と ジョン は 主張した 。

English Translation

John claimed that the dishonest salesman had tricked him into buying a useless piece of machinery.

Furigana

インチキなセールスマンにだまされて、役立(やくだ)たずの機械(きかい)を買(か)わされたとジョンは主張(しゅちょう)した。

Romanji

Inchiki na se-rusuman ni damasarete, yakudatazu no kikai o kawasareta to Jon wa shuchōshita.

Words

インチキ (インチキ、いんちき)

cheating; fake; bogus; travelling seller of trinkets, magic tricks, etc. (traveling)

だ (だ)

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

セールスマン (セールスマン)

salesman

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

騙す (だます)

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

役立つ (やくだつ)

to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

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

機械 (きかい)

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

を (を)

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.

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

は (は)

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

主張 (しゅちょう)

claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet

Kanji

役

Readings: ヤク、 エキ

Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

立

Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる

Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect

機

Readings: キ、 はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

械

Readings: カイ、 かせ

Meanings: contraption, fetter, machine, instrument

買

Readings: バイ、 か.う

Meaning: buy

主

Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ

Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal

張

Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り

Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)