彼はけちと言わないまでもとても倹約家だ。

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English Translation

He is very frugal, not to say stingy.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はけちと言(い)わないまでもとても倹約家(けんやくか)だ。

Romanji

Kare wa kechi to iwanai made mo totemo ken'yakuka da.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

けち (けち)

stinginess; miserliness; penny-pinching; cheesparing; miser; pinchpenny; skinflint; cheapskate; tightwad; niggard; shabby; cheap; mangy; poor; petty; narrow-minded; quibbling; mean-spirited; bad luck; ill omen; glitch

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

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

迄 (まで)

until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely

も (も)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

倹約家 (けんやくか)

thrifty person; economist

だ (だ)

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