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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

な~んて、単に外食に誘われただけです。

Sentence Analyzer

~んて 単に 外食 誘われた だけ です

English Translation

Kidding! I was simply invited to go out to dinner.

Furigana

な~んて、(たん)外食(がいしょく)(さそ)われただけです。

Romanji

Na nte, tanni gaishoku ni sasowareta dake desu.

Words

()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
単に (たんに)
simply; merely; only; solely
外食 (がいしょく)
eating out
()
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
誘う (さそう、いざなう)
to invite; to ask; to call (for); to tempt; to lure; to induce
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: タン、 ひとえ
Meanings: simple, one, single, merely
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ユウ、 イウ、 さそ.う、 いざな.う
Meanings: entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure