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

この話はどうも私にはありそうもないように聞こえる。

Sentence Analyzer

この どうも ありそう ない ように 聞こえる

English Translation

This story sounds very unlikely to me.

Furigana

この(はなし)はどうも(わたし)にはありそうもないように()こえる。

Romanji

Kono hanashi wa dōmo watashi ni wa arisō mo nai yōni kikoeru.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(はなし)
talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
どうも (どうも)
thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); quite; really; mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); greetings; hello; goodbye
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
聞こえる (きこえる)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

Kanji

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen