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こーゆーのは、買うのが楽しいのよ。使うか使わないかなんてのは、二の次なんだって。

Sentence Analyzer

買う 楽しい 使う 使わない なんて 二の次 って

English Translation

This sort of thing, it's buying stuff that's fun. Whether you use it or not is secondary.

Furigana

こーゆーのは、()うのが(たの)しいのよ。使(つか)うか使(つか)わないかなんてのは、()(つぎ)なんだって。

Romanji

Ko - yu - no wa, kau no ga tanoshii no yo. tsukau ka tsukawanai ka nante no wa, ninotsugi na n da tte.

Words

海鼠 (なまこ、かいそ、こ、ナマコ)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
()
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)
(ゆず、ゆ、ゆう、ユズ)
yuzu (species of aromatic Asiatic citron, Citrus junos)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
楽しい (たのしい)
enjoyable; fun
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!
使う (つかう)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume; to use (language); to speak
()
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
なんて (なんて)
such as; (things) like; exclamation
二の次 (にのつぎ)
secondary; subordinate
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
って (って、て)
casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.

Kanji

Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ガク、 ラク、 ゴウ、 たの.しい、 たの.しむ、 この.む
Meanings: music, comfort, ease
使
Readings: シ、 つか.う、 つか.い、 -つか.い、 -づか.い
Meanings: use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Readings: ニ、 ジ、 ふた、 ふた.つ、 ふたたび
Meanings: two, two radical (no.2)
Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence