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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

君はどうして私にそんなことが言えるのか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして そんな こと 言える

English Translation

How dare you say such a thing to me?

Furigana

(きみ)はどうして(わたし)にそんなことが()えるのか。

Romanji

Kimi wa dōshite watashi ni sonna koto ga ieru no ka.

Words

(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
言える (いえる)
to be possible to say; to be able to say
()
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
()
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

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word