いつもメアリーは自分では食べきれないほどの食べ物を持って来た。

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English Translation

Mary invariably brought more food than she could eat.

Furigana

いつもメアリーは自分(じぶん)では食(た)べきれないほどの食(た)べ物(もの)を持(も)って来(き)た。

Romanji

Itsumo Meari- wa jibun de wa tabekirenai hodo no tabemono o mottekita.

Words

何時も (いつも)

always; usually; every time; never

は (は)

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

食べる (たべる)

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

程 (ほど)

degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit

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

食べ物 (たべもの)

food

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of