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Zach

本のリストが長すぎるようだったら、外国の本は省いてください。

Sentence Analyzer

リスト 長すぎる よう だったら 外国 省いて ください

English Translation

If the list of books is too long, please leave out all foreign books.

Furigana

(ほん)のリストが(なが)すぎるようだったら、外国(がいこく)(ほん)(はぶ)いてください。

Romanji

Hon no risuto ga nagasugiru yō dattara, gaikoku no hon wa habuite kudasai.

Words

(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
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
リスト (リスト)
list; wrist
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
外国 (がいこく、そとぐに)
foreign country
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
省く (はぶく)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to eliminate; to curtail; to save; to cut down; to economize; to economise
下さる (くださる)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour; to favor

Kanji

Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 かえり.みる、 はぶ.く
Meanings: focus, government ministry, conserve