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私は中古車を買う余裕がない、まして新車は買えない。

Sentence Analyzer

中古車 買う 余裕 ない まして 新車 買えない

English Translation

I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new one.

Furigana

(わたし)中古車(ちゅうこしゃ)()余裕(よゆう)がない、まして新車(しんしゃ)()えない。

Romanji

Watashi wa chūkosha o kau yoyū ga nai, mashite shinsha wa kaenai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
中古車 (ちゅうこしゃ)
used car; secondhand car
()
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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
余裕 (よゆう)
surplus; composure; margin; room; time; allowance; flexibility; scope; rope
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
況して (まして)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
新車 (しんしゃ)
new car

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Reading: ユウ
Meanings: abundant, rich, fertile
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new