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Zach

あの木までの競走なら君に負けるもんか。

Sentence Analyzer

あの まで 競走 なら 負ける もん

English Translation

I'll bet that I can beat you to the tree.

Furigana

あの()までの競走(きょうそう)なら(きみ)()けるもんか。

Romanji

Ano ki made no kyōsō nara kimi ni makeru mon ka.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
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
競走 (きょうそう)
race
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
負ける (まける)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.); to reduce the price; to lower the price; to give a discount on
(もの、もん)
person
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: キョウ、 ケイ、 きそ.う、 せ.る、 くら.べる
Meanings: emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility