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先日、パソコンショップでSIMMの掴み取りをやっていた。いくらなんでもマニアックすぎる。

Sentence Analyzer

先日 パソコン ショップ SIMM 掴み取り やっていた いくら なん でも まにあっくすぎる

English Translation

I grabbed as much SIMM as possible in the computer shop the other day. Say what you like, it was more than just enthusiasm.

Furigana

先日(せんじつ)、パソコンショップでSIMMの(つか)()りをやっていた。いくらなんでもマニアックすぎる。

Romanji

Senjitsu, pasokon shoppu de no tsukamidori o yatteita. ikura nan demo maniakkusugiru.

Words

先日 (せんじつ)
the other day; a few days ago
パソコン (パソコン)
personal computer
ショップ (ショップ)
shop
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
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
掴み取り (つかみどり)
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
()
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.
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
幾ら (いくら)
how much?; how many?; even; even if
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
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
マニアック (マニアック)
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: カク、 つか.む、 つか.まえる、 つか.まる
Meanings: catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, capture
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up