This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

メアリーはフランス語を読むことさえできない、フランス語を話すことはなおさらできない。

Sentence Analyzer

メアリー ふらんす語 読む こと さえ できない ふらんす語 話す こと なおさら できない

English Translation

Mary can't even read French, much less speak it.

Furigana

メアリーはフランス()()むことさえできない、フランス()(はな)すことはなおさらできない。

Romanji

Meari- wa furansugo o yomu koto sae dekinai, furansugo o hanasu koto wa naosara dekinai.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
フランス語 (フランスご)
French (language)
()
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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(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
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
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
話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
尚更 (なおさら)
all the more; still less

Kanji

Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk