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

怒ってよいのか笑ってよいのかわからなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

怒って よい 笑って よい わからなかった

English Translation

I didn't know whether to get angry or to laugh.

Furigana

(おこ)ってよいのか(わら)ってよいのかわからなかった。

Romanji

Okotte yoi no ka waratte yoi no ka wakaranakatta.

Words

怒る (おこる、いかる)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
()
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
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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
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
分かる (わかる)
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

Kanji

Readings: ド、 ヌ、 いか.る、 おこ.る
Meanings: angry, be offended
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh