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Zach

彼こそ本当の天才だ。

Sentence Analyzer

こそ 本当 天才

English Translation

He is a genius, if ever there is one.

Furigana

(かれ)こそ本当(ほんとう)天才(てんさい)だ。

Romanji

Kare koso hontō no tensai da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
こそ (こそ)
for sure (emphasize preceding word)
本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)
truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable
()
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
天才 (てんさい)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku