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Zach

どういうわけであんな嘘をついたのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どういう わけ あんな ついた です

English Translation

What is the reason for that lie?

Furigana

どういうわけであんな(うそ)をついたのですか。

Romanji

Dōiu wake de anna uso o tsuita no desu ka.

Words

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
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
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
(うそ)
lie; falsehood; incorrect fact; Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!
()
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.
注ぐ (つぐ)
(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Kanji

Readings: キョ、 コ、 うそ、 ふ.く
Meanings: lie, falsehood