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Zach

私はむすこの才能にいささか感心している。

Sentence Analyzer

むすこ 才能 いささか 感心している

English Translation

I have some good opinion of my son's ability.

Furigana

(わたし)はむすこの才能(さいのう)にいささか感心(かんしん)している。

Romanji

Watashi wa musuko no sainō ni isasaka kanshinshiteiru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
息子 (むすこ、そく)
son; penis
()
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
才能 (さいのう)
talent; ability
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
聊か (いささか)
a little; a bit; somewhat
感心 (かんしん)
admiration; Well done!

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: サイ
Meanings: genius, years old, cubic shaku
Readings: ノウ、 よ.く
Meanings: ability, talent, skill, capacity
Reading: カン
Meanings: emotion, feeling, sensation
Readings: シン、 こころ、 -ごころ
Meanings: heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)