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確かに車は便利だが、結局高いものにつく。

Sentence Analyzer

確か 便利 結局 高い もの つく

English Translation

A car is convenient, to be sure, but, after all, it will prove expensive.

Furigana

(たし)かに(くるま)便利(べんり)だが、結局(けっきょく)(たか)いものにつく。

Romanji

Tashika ni kuruma wa benri da ga, kekkyoku takai mono ni tsuku.

Words

確か (たしか)
sure; certain; positive; definite; reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
()
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
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
便利 (べんり)
convenient; handy; useful
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
結局 (けっきょく)
after all; eventually; in the end
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
(もの、もん)
person
吐く (つく)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up; to spit up

Kanji

Readings: カク、 コウ、 たし.か、 たし.かめる
Meanings: assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
便
Readings: ベン、 ビン、 たよ.り
Meanings: convenience, facility, excrement, feces, letter, chance
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ケツ、 ケチ、 むす.ぶ、 ゆ.う、 ゆ.わえる
Meanings: tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten
Readings: キョク、 つぼね
Meanings: bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-in-waiting, her apartment
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive