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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

私はこのわんぱくな少年は手に負えない。

Sentence Analyzer

この わん ぱく 少年 負えない

English Translation

I can do nothing with this naughty boy.

Furigana

(わたし)はこのわんぱくな少年(しょうねん)()()えない。

Romanji

Watashi wa kono wan paku na shōnen wa te ni oenai.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
ワン (ワン、わん)
one; woof; bark
パクる (パクる、ぱくる)
to steal; to rip off; to nick; to filch; to pinch; to arrest; to pinch; to nab; to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
()
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
負える (おえる)
to be able to bear; to be able to manage

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: フ、 ま.ける、 ま.かす、 お.う
Meanings: defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility