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私のいとこは約束を破るような人では決してない。

Sentence Analyzer

いとこ 約束 破る ような 決して ない

English Translation

My cousin is the last person to break his promise.

Furigana

(わたし)のいとこは約束(やくそく)(やぶ)るような(ひと)では(けっ)してない。

Romanji

Watashi no itoko wa yakusoku o yaburu yōna hito de wa kesshite nai.

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
従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
約束 (やくそく)
promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date; convention; rule; destiny; fate
()
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.
破る (やぶる)
to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)
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
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ヤク、 つづ.まる、 つづ.める、 つづま.やか
Meanings: promise, approximately, shrink
Readings: ソク、 たば、 たば.ねる、 つか、 つか.ねる
Meanings: bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint