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Zach

友を選ぶときにはどれだけ注意してもしすぎではない。

Sentence Analyzer

選ぶ ときに どれ だけ 注意して もしすぎ ない

English Translation

You cannot be too careful in choosing your friends.

Furigana

(とも)(えら)ぶときにはどれだけ注意(ちゅうい)してもしすぎではない。

Romanji

Tomo o erabu tokini wa dore dake chūishite moshisugi de wa nai.

Words

(とも)
friend; companion; comrade; pal
()
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.
選ぶ (えらぶ)
to choose; to select
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何れ (どれ)
which (of three or more); whichever; any; well; now; let me see
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
注意 (ちゅうい)
caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 とも
Meaning: friend
Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ
Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer
Readings: チュウ、 そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ
Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate
Reading: 
Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking