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Zach

さもなければ、一等賞はとれなかっただろう。

Sentence Analyzer

さもなければ 一等賞 とれなかった だろう

English Translation

Otherwise he would not have won the first prize.

Furigana

さもなければ、一等賞(いっとうしょう)はとれなかっただろう。

Romanji

Samonakereba, ittōshō wa torenakatta darou.

Words

然も無ければ (さもなければ)
otherwise; if not; or else
一等賞 (いっとうしょう)
first place prize; blue ribbon
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
獲れる (とれる)
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: トウ、 ひと.しい、 など、 -ら
Meanings: etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar
Readings: ショウ、 ほ.める
Meanings: prize, reward, praise