車の値段がはねあがっているので今は買う時期としては最悪だ。

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English Translation

With car prices so high, now is the worst time to buy.

Furigana

車(くるま)の値段(ねだん)がはねあがっているので今(いま)は買(か)う時期(じき)としては最悪(さいあく)だ。

Romanji

Kuruma no nedan ga haneagatteiru node ima wa kau jiki toshite wa saiaku da.

Words

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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

値段 (ねだん)

price; cost

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

跳ね上がる (はねあがる)

to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to skyrocket; to act rashly; to jump the gun

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

今 (いま)

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more

は (は)

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

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

時期 (じき)

time; season; period; phase; stage; soon; shortly

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

最悪 (さいあく)

the worst

だ (だ)

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