車自体は良くも悪くもない。運転する人次第です。

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English Translation

A car in itself is neither good nor bad; it depends on the driver.

Furigana

車(くるま)自体(じたい)は良(よ)くも悪(わる)くもない。運転(うんてん)する人(ひと)次第(しだい)です。

Romanji

Kuruma jitai wa yoku mo waruku mo nai. untensuru hito shidai desu.

Words

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

自体 (じたい)

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally; by nature; from the start

は (は)

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

悪い (わるい)

bad; poor; inferior; evil; sinful; unprofitable; unbeneficial; at fault; to blame; in the wrong; sorry

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

人 (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

次第 (しだい)

dependent upon; as soon as; immediately (upon); circumstances; order; precedence; program; programme; agenda

です (です)

be; is