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Zach

彼はフランス語を自由に使いこなすことにかけてはだれにも劣らない。

Sentence Analyzer

ふらんす語 自由 使いこなす こと にかけて だれ 劣らない

English Translation

He is second to none in his command of French.

Furigana

(かれ)はフランス()自由(じゆう)使(つか)いこなすことにかけてはだれにも(おと)らない。

Romanji

Kare wa furansugo o jiyū ni tsukaikonasu koto nikakete wa dare ni mo otoranai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
フランス語 (フランスご)
French (language)
()
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.
自由 (じゆう)
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
()
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
使いこなす (つかいこなす)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
にかけて (にかけて)
till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on; concerning (an area of expertise); to swear by (one's sword, God, etc.)
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
劣る (おとる)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason
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: レツ、 おと.る
Meanings: inferiority, be inferior to, be worse