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Zach

牛はこの国では他のどんな動物よりも役に立つ。

Sentence Analyzer

この どんな 動物 より 役に立つ

English Translation

Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country.

Furigana

(うし)はこの(くに)では()のどんな動物(どうぶつ)よりも(やく)()つ。

Romanji

Ushi wa kono kuni de wa ta no donna dōbutsu yori mo yakunitatsu.

Words

(うし、ぎゅう、ウシ)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; ox; oxen; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(くに)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan); land; earth
(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.
()
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
()
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
どんな (どんな)
what; what kind of; (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)
動物 (どうぶつ)
animal
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
役に立つ (やくにたつ)
to be helpful; to be useful

Kanji

Readings: ギュウ、 うし
Meaning: cow
Readings: コク、 くに
Meaning: country
Readings: タ、 ほか
Meanings: other, another, the others
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ヤク、 エキ
Meanings: duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect