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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

彼は本物と偽物を区別できない。

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本物 偽物 区別 できない

English Translation

He can't tell the real thing from the fake.

Furigana

(かれ)本物(ほんもの)偽物(にせもの)区別(くべつ)できない。

Romanji

Kare wa honmono to nisemono o kubetsu dekinai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
本物 (ほんもの)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
偽物 (にせもの、がんぶつ、ぎぶつ、ニセもの)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
()
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.
区別 (くべつ)
distinction; differentiation; classification
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ギ、 カ、 いつわ.る、 にせ、 いつわ.り
Meanings: falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery
Readings: ク、 オウ、 コウ
Meanings: ward, district
Readings: ベツ、 わか.れる、 わ.ける
Meanings: separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially