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

どうしてあなたって素直じゃないの?

Sentence Analyzer

どうして あなた って 素直 じゃない

English Translation

Why can't you take things just as they are?

Furigana

どうしてあなたって素直(すなお)じゃないの?

Romanji

Dōshite anata tte sunao janai no?

Words

如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
って (って、て)
casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.
素直 (すなお)
obedient; meek; docile; unaffected; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ソ、 ス、 もと
Meanings: elementary, principle, naked, uncovered
Readings: チョク、 ジキ、 ジカ、 ただ.ちに、 なお.す、 -なお.す、 なお.る、 なお.き、 す.ぐ
Meanings: straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair