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Zach

ほんのささいなことでさえ、彼は苛立った。

Sentence Analyzer

ほんの ささいな こと さえ 苛立った

English Translation

Even the merest little thing irritated him.

Furigana

ほんのささいなことでさえ、(かれ)苛立(いらだ)った。

Romanji

Honno sasaina koto de sae, kare wa iradatta.

Words

本の (ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
些細 (ささい)
trivial; slight
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
苛立つ (いらだつ)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カ、 いじ.める、 さいな.む、 いらだ.つ、 からい、 こまかい
Meanings: torment, scold, chastise
Readings: リツ、 リュウ、 リットル、 た.つ、 -た.つ、 た.ち-、 た.てる、 -た.てる、 た.て-、 たて-、 -た.て、 -だ.て、 -だ.てる
Meanings: stand up, rise, set up, erect