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試してみると、アレックスは単に物まねをしているのではないことがわかった。

Sentence Analyzer

試してみる アレックス 単に 物まね している ない こと わかった

English Translation

Tests showed that Alex wasn't just mimicking.

Furigana

(ため)してみると、アレックスは(たん)(もの)まねをしているのではないことがわかった。

Romanji

Tameshitemiru to, Arekkusu wa tanni monomane o shiteiru no de wa nai koto ga wakatta.

Words

試す (ためす)
to attempt; to test; to try out
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
アレックス (アレックス)
Alex
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
単に (たんに)
simply; merely; only; solely
物真似 (ものまね、モノマネ)
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
(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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter