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大幅な値上げをOPECのせいにしようとしたってそうはいかない。とても納得できないね。

Sentence Analyzer

大幅な 値上げ OPEC せい しよう した って そう いかない とても 納得 できない

English Translation

You can't cop out on explaining a price increase of that size by blaming OPEC; that won't wash.

Furigana

大幅(おおはば)値上(ねあ)げをOPECのせいにしようとしたってそうはいかない。とても納得(なっとく)できないね。

Romanji

Ōhabana neage o Opekku no sei ni shiyou to shita tte sō wa ikanai. totemo nattoku dekinai ne.

Words

大幅 (おおはば)
big; large; drastic; substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
値上げ (ねあげ)
price hike; mark-up
()
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.
()
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
所為 (せい、せえ)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
って (って、て)
casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.
そう (そう)
so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
行く (いく、ゆく)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
納得 (なっとく)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: フク、 はば
Meanings: hanging scroll, width
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ノウ、 ナッ、 ナ、 ナン、 トウ、 おさ.める、 -おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store
Readings: トク、 え.る、 う.る
Meanings: gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit