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Zach

彼は人にそういわれているほどのしみったれの男ではありません。

Sentence Analyzer

そう いわれている ほど しみったれ ありません

English Translation

He is not such a stingy man as he is made out to be.

Furigana

(かれ)(ひと)にそういわれているほどのしみったれの(おとこ)ではありません。

Romanji

Kare wa hito ni sō iwareteiru hodo no shimittare no otoko de wa arimasen.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ひと、ヒト)
man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult
()
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
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
結う (ゆう、いう)
to do up (hair); to braid; to fasten; to fix
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
()
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
しみったれる (しみったれる)
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
(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.
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

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male