彼女って、一生懸命なんだけど、どこか空回りしてるのよね。

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English Translation

She tries so hard, but she's just spinning her wheels.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)って、一生懸命(いっしょうけんめい)なんだけど、どこか空回(からまわ)りしてるのよね。

Romanji

Kanojo tte, isshōkenmeina n da kedo, doko ka karamawarishiteru no yo ne.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

って (って、て)

casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.

一生懸命 (いっしょうけんめい)

very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

ん (ん)

yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

空回り (からまわり)

racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; fruitless effort

の (の)

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

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!

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not