This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

彼が文句ばかり言うので仕事がやりにくかった。

Sentence Analyzer

文句 ばかり 言う ので 仕事 やり にくかった

English Translation

We had a hard time doing the job because he was always complaining.

Furigana

(かれ)文句(もんく)ばかり()うので仕事(しごと)がやりにくかった。

Romanji

Kare ga monku bakari iu node shigoto ga yari nikukatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
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
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
遣る (やる)
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study; to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.); to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer; to make (a vehicle) go faster; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show; to ease (one's mind); to harm; to injure; to kill; to have sex with; to live; to get by; to get along; to do ... completely; to do ... broadly; to do ... to a great distance; to do ... for (someone of equal or lower status); to do ... to (sometimes with negative nuance); to make active efforts to ...
憎い (にくい)
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; detestable; amazing; fantastic; admirable; lovely; wonderful

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly