彼はすぐ人の揚げ足を取る。

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彼 は すぐ 人 の 揚げ足 を 取る 。

English Translation

He is a captious man.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はすぐ人(ひと)の揚(あ)げ足(あし)を取(と)る。

Romanji

Kare wa sugu hito no ageashi o toru.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

の (の)

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

揚げ足 (あげあし)

finding fault; upturn (in the market)

を (を)

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.

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

揚

Readings: ヨウ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げ、 あ.がる

Meanings: raise, elevate, hoist, praise, extol, fry in deep fat

足

Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す

Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear

取

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り

Meanings: take, fetch, take up