気の利いたことが言いたいけれどいえないなあ。

Sentence Analyzer

利いた こと 言いたい けれど いえない なあ

English Translation

I wish I could think of something to say.

Furigana

()()いたことが()いたいけれどいえないなあ。

Romanji

Ki no kiita koto ga iitai keredo ienai nā.

Words

()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
()
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
効く (きく)
to be effective; to show effect; to do its work; to carry out its function well; to be possible to use
(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
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
言える (いえる)
to be possible to say; to be able to say
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word