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このバーの持ち主は酒を決して掛け売りしない。

Sentence Analyzer

この ばー 持ち主 決して 掛け売り しない

English Translation

The owner of this bar never sells liquor on credit.

Furigana

このバーの()(ぬし)(さけ)(けっ)して()()りしない。

Romanji

Kono ba- no mochinushi wa sake o kesshite kakeuri shinai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
バー (バー)
bar; VAR
()
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
持ち主 (もちぬし)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(さけ、ささ、き、くし、しゅ)
alcohol; sake
()
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.
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
掛け売り (かけうり)
selling on credit
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: シュ、 ス、 シュウ、 ぬし、 おも、 あるじ
Meanings: lord, chief, master, main thing, principal
Readings: シュ、 さけ、 さか-
Meanings: sake, alcohol
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: カイ、 ケイ、 か.ける、 -か.ける、 か.け、 -か.け、 -が.け、 か.かる、 -か.かる、 -が.かる、 か.かり、 -が.かり、 かかり、 -がかり
Meanings: hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell