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Zach

あの男は、時々、ばかげたことを言う。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 時々 ばかげた こと 言う

English Translation

That man sometimes talks nonsense.

Furigana

あの(おとこ)は、時々(ときどき)、ばかげたことを()う。

Romanji

Ano otoko wa, tokidoki, bakageta koto o iu.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(おとこ、おっこ)
man; male; fellow; guy; chap; bloke; male lover; boyfriend; man; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
時々 (ときどき)
sometimes; at times
馬鹿げる (ばかげる)
to look foolish
(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 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.
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

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 ナン、 おとこ、 お
Meaning: male
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word