５０歳を過ぎてから新しい言語を習うのはそんなに簡単ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

It's not that easy to learn a new language after fifty.

Furigana

５０歳(さい)を過(す)ぎてから新(あたら)しい言語(げんご)を習(なら)うのはそんなに簡単(かんたん)ではない。

Romanji

Go zero sai o sugite kara atarashii gengo o narau no wa sonnani kantan de wa nai.

Words

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

○ (まる)

circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound

歳 (さい)

-years-old; ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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.

過ぎる (すぎる)

to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond; to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to be over; to exceed; to surpass; to be above; to be no more than ...; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

習う (ならう)

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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

は (は)

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

そんなに (そんなに)

so much; so; like that

簡単 (かんたん)

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

だ (だ)

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix