彼が話すのを聞けば、君は彼を外国人と間違うだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

To hear him talk, you would take him for a foreigner.

Furigana

彼(かれ)が話(はな)すのを聞(き)けば、君(きみ)は彼(かれ)を外国人(がいこくじん)と間違(まちが)うだろう。

Romanji

Kare ga hanasu no o kikeba, kimi wa kare o gaikokujin to machigau darou.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

話す (はなす)

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)

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

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

は (は)

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

外国人 (がいこくじん)

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

間違う (まちがう)

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative