この仕事は何が何だかさっぱり分からないわ。

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English Translation

I can't make heads or tails of this assignment.

Furigana

この仕事(しごと)は何(なに)が何(なん)だかさっぱり分(わ)からないわ。

Romanji

Kono shigoto wa nani ga nandaka sappari wakaranai wa.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

仕事 (しごと)

work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

何だか (なんだか)

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

さっぱり (さっぱり)

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; trimmed; plain; simple; completely; entirely; not in the least (in sentence with negative verb); not at all; completely ignorant; not doing at all

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

わ (わ)

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; wah!; boo!

Kanji

仕

Readings: シ、ジ、つか.える

Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve

事

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

何

Readings: カ、なに、なん、なに-、なん-

Meaning: what

分

Readings: ブン、フン、ブ、わ.ける、わ.け、わ.かれる、わ.かる、わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100