Kanshudo Example: 日光は新鮮な空気に劣らず健康にとって必要である。

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は

な

に

らず

である。

Sunlight is no less necessary to good health than fresh air.

Grammar and points of interest

other forms of です other forms of です

日光は新鮮な空気に劣らず健康にとって必要である。

にとってにとって

for, to, from the standpoint of

日光は新鮮な空気に劣らず健康にとって必要である。

particle に particle に

an overview of the uses of に

日光は新鮮な空気に劣らず健康にとって必要である。

Conjugations and inflections

新鮮な is the inflected form of 'na' adjective 新鮮 ALL INFLECTIONS

劣らず is the ず negative form of 'ru' godan verb 劣る ALL INFLECTIONS

である is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

にっこう

日光

noun

sunlight

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しんせん

新鮮

'na' adjective

fresh

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くうき

空気

noun

1. air; atmosphere

2. mood; situation (see also: 空気を読む)

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おと

劣

る

'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

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けんこう

健康

'na' adjective, noun

health; sound; wholesome

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にとって

expression

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)

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ひつよう

必要

'na' adjective

1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)

noun

2. necessity; need; requirement

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である

irregular 'ru' godan verb

be; is (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)

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Kanji

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日

ニチジツ sun; day ひ -か

光

コウひかり light, sunshine ひかる to shine, twinkle