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Bob can no more swim than a hammer can.
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Vocabulary list

kanaduchi
noun
  1. hammer
  2. hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
douyou
no adjective, na adjective, noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. same; similar; (just) like; equal
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mattaku
adverb, no adjective
  1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. indeed
interjection
  1. good grief (expression of exasperation)
oyogu

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

oyogenai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to swim

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