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スーザンは何とか、そろそろさよならを言う頃よと母親に言うことができる。

Sentence Analyzer

スーザン 何とか そろそろ さよなら 言う 母親 言う こと できる

English Translation

Susan manages to tell her mother that it is time to say goodbye.

Furigana

スーザンは(なん)とか、そろそろさよならを()(ころ)よと母親(ははおや)()うことができる。

Romanji

Su-Zan wa nantoka, sorosoro sayonara o iu koro yo to hahaoya ni iu koto ga dekiru.

Words

()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何とか (なんとか)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
そろそろ (そろそろ、そろっと)
slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly; soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
さよなら (さよなら、サヨナラ)
good-bye
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(ころ、ごろ)
(approximate) time; around; about; toward; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
母親 (ははおや)
mother
()
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
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ケイ、 キョウ、 ころ、 ごろ、 しばら.く
Meanings: time, about, toward
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シン、 おや、 おや-、 した.しい、 した.しむ
Meanings: parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards)