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Zach

眠いときに勉強しても無駄だ。

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眠い ときに 勉強して 無駄

English Translation

It is no use studying when you are sleepy.

Furigana

(ねむ)いときに勉強(べんきょう)しても無駄(むだ)だ。

Romanji

Nemui tokini benkyōshite mo muda da.

Words

眠い (ねむい)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
勉強 (べんきょう)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
()
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
無駄 (むだ)
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: ベン、 つと.める
Meanings: exertion, endeavour, encourage, strive, make effort, diligent
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 つよ.い、 つよ.まる、 つよ.める、 し.いる、 こわ.い
Meaning: strong
Readings: ム、 ブ、 な.い
Meanings: nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not
Readings: ダ、 タ
Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse