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彼は同僚がミスをするとああでもないこうでもないとうるさく言う癖があるみたいだ。

Sentence Analyzer

同僚 みす する ああ ない こう でもない うるさく 言う ある みたい

English Translation

He seems to have a habit of getting on his coworker's back when he makes a mistake.

Furigana

(かれ)同僚(どうりょう)がミスをするとああでもないこうでもないとうるさく()(くせ)があるみたいだ。

Romanji

Kare wa dōryō ga misu o suru to ā de mo nai kō demonai to urusaku iu kuse ga aru mitai da.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
同僚 (どうりょう)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
ミス (ミス)
mistake; error; failure; Miss; myth
()
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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
ああ (ああ)
like that (used for something or someone distant from both speaker and listener); so
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
斯う (こう)
in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such; uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)
でも (でも)
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; even; however; no matter how; even if; even though; ... or something; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; for lack of anything better to do
煩い (うるさい、ウルサイ)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; tiresome; persistent; importunate; fussy; finicky; picky; particular; nagging; fastidious; bossy; shut up!; be quiet!
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
(くせ、へき)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism; crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
みたい (みたい)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ドウ、 おな.じ
Meanings: same, agree, equal
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: colleague, official, companion
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ヘキ、 くせ、 くせ.に
Meanings: mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink