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私の祖母はオートバイに乗れる。まして自転車はなおさらだ。

Sentence Analyzer

祖母 オートバイ 乗れる まして 自転車 なおさら

English Translation

My grandmother can ride a motorcycle, and what's more, a bicycle.

Furigana

(わたし)祖母(そぼ)はオートバイに()れる。まして自転車(じてんしゃ)はなおさらだ。

Romanji

Watashi no sobo wa o-tobai ni noreru. mashite jitensha wa naosara da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
祖母 (そぼ、ばば、おおば、おば、うば)
grandmother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
オートバイ (オートバイ)
motorcycle
()
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
況して (まして)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)
bicycle
尚更 (なおさら)
all the more; still less
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: 
Meanings: ancestor, pioneer, founder
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる
Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car