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Zach

もっと丁寧な話し方をすべきだったのに。

Sentence Analyzer

もっと 丁寧な 話し方 べき だった のに

English Translation

You should have talked more politely.

Furigana

もっと丁寧(ていねい)(はな)(かた)をすべきだったのに。

Romanji

Motto teineina hanashikata o su beki datta noni.

Words

もっと (もっと)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
丁寧 (ていねい)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough; conscientious
話し方 (はなしかた)
way of talking; speaking style
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 テイ、 チン、 トウ、 チ、 ひのと
Meanings: street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign
Readings: ネイ、 むし.ろ
Meanings: rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative