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Zach

彼は、なんだかんだ言って支払いを延期した。

Sentence Analyzer

なんだかんだ 言って 支払い 延期した

English Translation

He delayed payment on some pretext or other.

Furigana

(かれ)は、なんだかんだ()って支払(しはら)いを延期(えんき)した。

Romanji

Kare wa, nandakanda itte shiharai o enkishita.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何だかんだ (なんだかんだ、なんだかだ)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
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
支払い (しはらい)
payment
()
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.
延期 (えんき)
postponement; adjournment

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う
Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)
Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い
Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of
Readings: エン、 の.びる、 の.べる、 の.べ、 の.ばす
Meanings: prolong, stretching
Readings: キ、 ゴ
Meanings: period, time, date, term