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火のない所に煙は立たないということは、誰も否定することはできません。

Sentence Analyzer

ない 所に 立たない という こと 否定する こと できません

English Translation

No one can deny the fact that there is no smoke without fire.

Furigana

()のない(ところ)(けむり)()たないということは、(だれ)否定(ひてい)することはできません。

Romanji

Hi no nai tokoroni kemuri wa tatanai toiu koto wa, dare mo hiteisuru koto wa dekimasen.

Words

()
fire; flame; blaze
()
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
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(けむり、けぶり、けむ、けぶ)
smoke; fumes
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
立つ (たつ)
to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
(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
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
否定 (ひてい)
negation; denial; repudiation; NOT operation
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ショ、 ところ、 -ところ、 どころ、 とこ
Meaning: place
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
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
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: ヒ、 いな、 いや
Meanings: negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny
Readings: テイ、 ジョウ、 さだ.める、 さだ.まる、 さだ.か
Meanings: determine, fix, establish, decide