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5人に1人が車を持つような日も遠くあるまい。

Sentence Analyzer

持つ ような 遠く ある まい

English Translation

It will not be long before one out of five people owns a car.

Furigana

(にん)に1(にん)(くるま)()つような()(とお)くあるまい。

Romanji

Go nin ni ichi nin ga kuruma o motsu yōna hi mo tōku aru mai.

Words

(ご、いつ、い)
five
(じん)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people
()
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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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.
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
遠い (とおい)
far; distant
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
まい (まい)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't

Kanji

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: エン、 オン、 とお.い
Meanings: distant, far