あなたは生活費を切り詰めた方がいいですよ。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

You had better cut down your living expenses.

Furigana

あなたは生活費(せいかつひ)を切(き)り詰(つ)めた方(ほう)がいいですよ。

Romanji

Anata wa seikatsuhi o kiritsumeta hō ga ii desu yo.

Words

貴方 (あなた)

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)

は (は)

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

生活費 (せいかつひ)

living expenses

を (を)

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.

切り詰める (きりつめる)

to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to economize; to economise

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

が (が)

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

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

です (です)

be; is

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!