東京の地価はどんなにちっぽけな所でもべらぼうな値段である。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

Prices for land in Tokyo now are an arm and a leg for even the smallest place.

Furigana

東京(とうきょう)の地価(ちか)はどんなにちっぽけな所(ところ)でもべらぼうな値段(ねだん)である。

Romanji

Tōkyō no chika wa donnani chippokena tokoro demo berabōna nedan de aru.

Words

東京 (とうきょう)

Tokyo

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

地価 (ちか)

the price of land

は (は)

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

どんなに (どんなに)

how; how much

小っぽけ (ちっぽけ)

very small; tiny

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

でも (でも)

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do

箆棒 (べらぼう)

absurd; unreasonable; awful

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...