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Zach

私の靴は2度とはけないような代物だ。

Sentence Analyzer

はけない ような 代物

English Translation

My shoes won't bear wearing twice.

Furigana

(わたし)(くつ)は2()とはけないような代物(しろもの)だ。

Romanji

Watashi no kutsu wa ni do to hakenai yōna shiromono 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
(くつ)
shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
()
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences and times; strength (of alcohol)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
禿げる (はげる、ハゲる)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
代物 (しろもの)
thing; article; goods; fellow; affair; stuff
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 くつ
Meaning: shoes
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 か.わる、 かわ.る、 かわ.り、 か.わり、 -がわ.り、 -が.わり、 か.える、 よ、 しろ
Meanings: substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter