彼が泳ぐことができないのは金づちが泳ぐことができないのと同じだ。
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English Translation
He can no more swim than a hammer can.
Furigana
Romanji
Kare ga oyogu koto ga dekinai no wa kanazuchi ga oyogu koto ga dekinai no to onaji da.
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
泳ぐ
(およぐ)
to swim
事
(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
出来る
(できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
金槌
(かなづち、カナヅチ)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
同じ
(おなじ、おんなじ)
same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative