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良質のぶどう酒ではフランスに太刀打ちできる国はない。

Sentence Analyzer

良質 ぶどう酒 フランス 太刀打ち できる ない

English Translation

France can't be matched for good wine.

Furigana

良質(りょうしつ)のぶどう(しゅ)ではフランスに太刀打(たちう)ちできる(くに)はない。

Romanji

Ryōshitsu no budōshu de wa Furansu ni tachiuchi dekiru kuni wa nai.

Words

良質 (りょうしつ)
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
()
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
葡萄酒 (ぶどうしゅ、ブドウしゅ)
(grape) wine
(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.
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
仏蘭西 (フランス)
France
()
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
太刀打ち (たちうち)
crossing swords; opposition; contention
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 チ、 たち、 ただ.す、 もと、 わりふ
Meanings: substance, quality, matter, temperament
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol
Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る
Meanings: plump, thick, big around
Readings: トウ、 かたな、 そり
Meanings: sword, saber, knife
Readings: ダ、 ダアス、 う.つ、 う.ち-、 ぶ.つ
Meanings: strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country