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Zach

彼のことを知れば知るほどいっそう彼のことが好きになる。

Sentence Analyzer

こと 知れば 知る ほど いっそう こと 好き なる

English Translation

The more you know about him, the more you like him.

Furigana

(かれ)のことを()れば()るほどいっそう(かれ)のことが()きになる。

Romanji

Kare no koto o shireba shiru hodo issō kare no koto ga suki ni naru.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
(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
()
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.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
一層 (いっそう)
much more; still more; all the more; more than ever; single layer (or storey, etc.); rather; sooner; preferably
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something