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例えば、フランス人ならロシア人のジョークを聞いてもなかなか笑えないかも知れない。

Sentence Analyzer

例えば ふらんす人 なら ろしあ人 ジョーク 聞いて なかなか 笑えない かも 知れない

English Translation

A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.

Furigana

(たと)えば、フランス()ならロシア(じん)のジョークを()いてもなかなか(わら)えないかも()れない。

Romanji

Tatoeba, Furansujin nara Roshiajin no jo-ku o kiite mo nakanaka waraenai kamo shirenai.

Words

例えば (たとえば)
for example; e.g.
フランス人 (フランスじん)
Frenchman; Frenchwoman
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ロシア人 (ロシアじん)
Russian (person, people)
()
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
ジョーク (ジョーク)
joke
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
()
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
中中 (なかなか)
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; by no means (with negative verb); not readily; middle; half-way point; excellent; wonderful; very good
笑える (わらえる)
to be made to laugh
かも (かも)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
知れる (しれる)
to become known; to come to light; to be discovered; to be known; to be understood; to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying; to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 たと.える
Meanings: example, custom, usage, precedent
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom