外国語を短期間に習得することはほとんど不可能だ。

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English Translation

It is almost impossible to learn a foreign language in a short time.

Furigana

外国語(がいこくご)を短期間(たんきかん)に習得(しゅうとく)することはほとんど不可能(ふかのう)だ。

Romanji

Gaikokugo o tankikan ni shūtokusuru koto wa hotondo fukanō da.

Words

外国語 (がいこくご)

foreign language

を (を)

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.

短期間 (たんきかん)

short term; short time

に (に)

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

習得 (しゅうとく)

learning; acquisition

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

不可能 (ふかのう)

impossible

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative