私は水泳よりスキーの方がはるかに好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I like skiing much better than swimming.

Furigana

私(わたし)は水泳(すいえい)よりスキーの方(ほう)がはるかに好(す)きだ。

Romanji

Watashi wa suiei yori suki- no hō ga haruka ni suki da.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

水泳 (すいえい)

swimming

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

スキー (スキー)

skiing; ski; skis

の (の)

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

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

遥か (はるか)

far; far away; distant; remote; far off

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

好き (すき)

liking; fondness; love

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative