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Zach

君はどうしてそんなにうまい言い訳を思いついたのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして そんなに うまい 言い訳 思いついた です

English Translation

How did you come up with such a good excuse?

Furigana

(きみ)はどうしてそんなにうまい(いわけ)()(おも)いついたのですか。

Romanji

Kimi wa dōshite sonnani umai iiwake o omoitsuita no desu 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
そんなに (そんなに)
so much; so; like that
上手い (うまい)
skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful; delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty; fortunate; splendid; promising
言い訳 (いいわけ)
excuse; explanation
()
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.
思い付く (おもいつく)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to be struck with an idea
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
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: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヤク、 わけ
Meanings: translate, reason, circumstance, case
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think