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前の人との距離を1メートルずつ離れて並びなさい。

Sentence Analyzer

距離 メートル ずつ 離れて 並び なさい

English Translation

Form a line one meter away from the one in front of you.

Furigana

(まえ)(ひと)との距離(きょり)を1メートルずつ(はな)れて(なら)びなさい。

Romanji

Mae no hito to no kyori o ichi me-toru zutsu hanarete narabi nasai.

Words

(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
距離 (きょり)
distance; range
()
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.
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(メートル)
metre; meter; meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge
ずつ (ずつ、づつ)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
離れる (はなれる)
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from
並ぶ (ならぶ)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
為さる (なさる)
to do

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: キョ、 へだ.たる、 けづめ
Meanings: long-distance, spur, fetlock
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal