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クラスでビルより背の高い少年はいない。

Sentence Analyzer

くらす びる より 高い 少年 いない

English Translation

No boy in the class is taller than Bill.

Furigana

クラスでビルより()(たか)少年(しょうねん)はいない。

Romanji

Kurasu de biru yori se no takai shōnen wa inai.

Words

クラス (クラス)
class
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ビル (ビル)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
(せい)
height; stature
()
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
高い (たかい)
high; tall; expensive
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
要る (いる)
to need; to want

Kanji

Readings: ハイ、 せ、 せい、 そむ.く、 そむ.ける
Meanings: stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
Readings: コウ、 たか.い、 たか、 -だか、 たか.まる、 たか.める
Meanings: tall, high, expensive
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years