彼は天井に手が届くほど十分に背が高くなかった。

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English Translation

He wasn't tall enough to get at the ceiling.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は天井(てんじょう)に手(て)が届(とど)くほど十分(じゅうぶん)に背(せ)が高(たか)くなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa tenjō ni te ga todoku hodo jūbun ni se ga takakunakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

天井 (てんじょう)

ceiling; ceiling price

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

手 (て)

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)

が (が)

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

届く (とどく)

to reach; to arrive; to get through; to get at; to be attentive; to pay attention; to be delivered; to carry (e.g. sound)

程 (ほど)

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

十分 (じゅうぶん)

plenty; enough; sufficient; satisfactory; adequate; division into ten; perfectly; thoroughly; fully; in full

背 (せい)

height; stature

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive