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Zach

君がいつも遅刻するのはどういうわけかね。

Sentence Analyzer

いつも 遅刻する どういう わけ

English Translation

Why is it that you are always late?

Furigana

(きみ)がいつも遅刻(ちこく)するのはどういうわけかね。

Romanji

Kimi ga itsumo chikokusuru no wa dōiu wake ka ne.

Words

(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
遅刻 (ちこく)
lateness; late coming
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何いう (どういう)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(わけ)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
()
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
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: コク、 きざ.む、 きざ.み
Meanings: engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving