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誰かが手伝ってくれたら、せめて「ありがとう」ぐらいは言ったって良さそうなものだったのに。

Sentence Analyzer

手伝ってくれたら せめて ありがとう ぐらい 言っ たって 良さそう もの だった のに

English Translation

You might at least have said, "Thank you", when someone helped you.

Furigana

(だれ)かが手伝(てつだ)ってくれたら、せめて「ありがとう」ぐらいは()ったって()さそうなものだったのに。

Romanji

Dare ka ga tetsudattekuretara, semete" arigatō" gurai wa i tatte yosasō na mono datta noni.

Words

(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
せめて (せめて)
at least; at most
有り難う (ありがとう)
Thank you; Thanks
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
たって (たって)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(もの、もん)
person
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い
Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled