冗談はさておき、君は何が言いたいのだ。

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冗談はさておき、君は何が言いたいのだ。

English Translation

Joking aside, what are you trying to say?

Furigana

冗談(じょうだん)はさておき、君(きみ)は何(なに)が言(い)いたいのだ。

Romanji

Jōdan wa sateoki, kimi wa nani ga iitai no da.

Words

冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)

jest; joke; funny story

は (は)

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

さて置く (さておく)

to set aside

君 (きみ)

you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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 (の)

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

だ (だ)

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