彼は背が高すぎて、この部屋ではまっすぐに立てない。

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English Translation

He is too tall to stand straight in this room.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は背(せ)が高(たか)すぎて、この部屋(へや)ではまっすぐに立(た)てない。

Romanji

Kare wa se ga takasugite, kono heya de wa massugu ni tatenai.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

背 (せい)

height; stature

が (が)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

此の (この)

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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.

真っ直ぐ (まっすぐ)

straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect; straightforward; honest; frank

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

立てる (たてる)

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously