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彼はいつも政府を侮ったようなことを言う。

Sentence Analyzer

いつも 政府 侮った ような こと 言う

English Translation

He always speaks of the government with contempt.

Furigana

(かれ)はいつも政府(せいふ)(あなど)ったようなことを()う。

Romanji

Kare wa itsumo seifu o anadotta yōna koto o iu.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
政府 (せいふ)
government; administration
()
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.
侮る (あなどる、あなずる)
to despise; to disdain; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to scorn
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
(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
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 まつりごと、 まん
Meanings: politics, government
Reading: 
Meanings: borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse
Readings: ブ、 あなど.る、 あなず.る
Meanings: scorn, despise, make light of, contempt
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word