This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

君はあんなふうに口答えすべきではない。

Sentence Analyzer

あんな ふう 口答えす べき ない

English Translation

You should not talk back like that.

Furigana

(きみ)はあんなふうに口答(くちごた)えすべきではない。

Romanji

Kimi wa anna fū ni kuchigotaesu beki de wa nai.

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
あんな (あんな)
such (about something or someone distant from both speaker and listener, or about a situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener); so; that; sort of
(ふう)
method; manner; way; style; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing); wind (one of the five elements)
()
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
口答え (くちごたえ)
retort; back talk
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: コウ、 ク、 くち
Meaning: mouth
Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え
Meanings: solution, answer