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This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

この留金がどうしてもかからない。

Sentence Analyzer

この 留金 どうして かからない

English Translation

This clasp won't fasten.

Furigana

この留金(とめがね)がどうしてもかからない。

Romanji

Kono tomegane ga dōshite mo kakaranai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
留め金 (とめがね)
clasp; snap fastener
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
罹る (かかる)
to suffer from

Kanji

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold