あなたの返答はほとんど脅迫に等しい。

Sentence Analyzer

あなたの返答はほとんど脅迫に等しい。

English Translation

Your answer almost amounts to a threat.

Furigana

あなたの返答(へんとう)はほとんど脅迫(きょうはく)に等(ひと)しい。

Romanji

Anata no hentō wa hotondo kyōhaku ni hitoshii.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

の (の)

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

返答 (へんとう)

reply; answer

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

脅迫 (きょうはく)

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

等しい (ひとしい)

equal; similar; like; equivalent