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料理ということになれば、誰もメアリーにはかなわない。

Sentence Analyzer

料理 という こと なれば メアリー かなわない

English Translation

When it comes to cooking, no one can equal Mary.

Furigana

料理(りょうり)ということになれば、(だれ)もメアリーにはかなわない。

Romanji

Ryōri toiu koto ni nareba, dare mo Meari- ni wa kanawanai.

Words

料理 (りょうり)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration; management
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(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
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
(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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
叶う (かなう)
to come true (wish); to be suited; to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can't bear the heat)

Kanji

Reading: リョウ
Meanings: fee, materials
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody