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Zach

そんなはっきり言われたら、ぐうの音も出なかった。

Sentence Analyzer

そんな はっきり 言われたら ぐう 出なかった

English Translation

When it was put that clearly, I was at a loss for a response.

Furigana

そんなはっきり()われたら、ぐうの(おと)()なかった。

Romanji

Sonna hakkiri iwaretara, guu no oto mo denakatta.

Words

そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
はっきり (はっきり)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain; to be exact; to become clear; to clear up
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
ぐう (ぐう)
rock (in rock, paper, scissors); sound made through constricted throat; sound made in suffering or under adversity
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(おと、ね、おん)
sound; noise; report; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
()
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
出る (でる)
to leave; to exit; to go out; to come out; to get out; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to start out; to set out; to move forward; to come to; to get to; to lead to; to reach; to appear; to come out; to emerge; to surface; to come forth; to turn up; to be found; to be detected; to be discovered; to be exposed; to show; to be exhibited; to be on display; to appear (in print); to be published; to be announced; to be issued; to be listed; to come out; to attend; to participate; to take part; to enter (an event); to play in; to perform; to be stated; to be expressed; to come up; to be brought up; to be raised; to sell; to exceed; to go over; to stick out; to protrude; to break out; to occur; to start; to originate; to be produced; to come from; to be derived from; to be given; to get; to receive; to be offered; to be provided; to be presented; to be submitted; to be handed in; to be turned in; to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.); to get; to assume (an attitude); to act; to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.); to gain; to flow (e.g. tears); to run; to bleed; to graduate

Kanji

Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: オン、 イン、 -ノン、 おと、 ね
Meanings: sound, noise
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude