マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。

Sentence Analyzer

まねがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。

English Translation

Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.

Furigana

マネがこの絵(え)を描(えが)くまで、女性(じょせい)の裸像(らぞう)は女神(めがみ)に限(かぎ)られていました。

Romanji

Mane ga kono e o egaku made, josei no razō wa megami ni kagirareteimashita.

Words

真似 (まね)

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action; conduct

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

絵 (え)

picture; drawing; painting; sketch

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.

描く (えがく、かく)

to draw; to paint; to sketch; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine; to form a certain shape (e.g. path of an action, appearance of an object, etc.)

迄 (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

女性 (じょせい、にょしょう)

woman; female; feminine gender

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

裸像 (らぞう)

nude (figure, painting, statue)

は (は)

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

女神 (めがみ、じょしん、おんながみ、いんしん)

goddess; female deity

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

限る (かぎる)

to restrict; to limit; to confine; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to