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話すことを学んでいる子どもは学ぶわけではない。

Sentence Analyzer

話す こと 学んでいる 子ども 学ぶ わけ ない

English Translation

It isn't as if a child learning to talk studies.

Furigana

(はな)すことを(まな)んでいる()どもは(まな)ぶわけではない。

Romanji

Hanasu koto o manandeiru kodomo wa manabu wake de wa nai.

Words

話す (はなす)
to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss; to speak (a language)
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
学ぶ (まなぶ)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
子供 (こども)
child; children
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: シ、 ス、 ツ、 こ、 -こ、 ね
Meanings: child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac