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かれ
彼
は
えいご
英語
を
はな
話
せない。ましてやフランス
ご
語
は
ろんがい
論外
だ。
He can't speak English, much less French.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼は英語を話せない。ましてやフランス語は論外だ。
Conjugations and inflections
  話せない is the plain negative form of ichidan verb 話せる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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え い ご 0
English (language)
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は な せ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to speak; to be able to talk  (see also: 話す)
2. to be understanding; to be sensible
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ま し て や 1
Most common form: ましてや
expression, adverb
much less; to say nothing of  (often written with kana only)
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フ ラ ン ス ご 0
Most common form: フランスご
noun
French (language)
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ろ ん が い 0
out of the question
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
英
エイ    England; hero; flower   
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艹
grass   
央
オウ    centre   
語
ゴ   かたる to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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五
ゴ   いつ-    いつつ five   
話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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論
ロン    thesis, argument, discussion   
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侖
リン   ロン   おもう think   
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亼
assembly, gathering   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
冊
サツ   サク    volume   
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廾
twenty; two hands   
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冂
wide
外
ガイ   ゲ   そと outside   ほか other   はずす to remove, mislead   はずれる to come off, to miss   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
卜
divining rod
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