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Zach

彼が怠け者なのは私にはどうしようもない。

Sentence Analyzer

怠け者 どう しよう ない

English Translation

I cannot help his being lazy.

Furigana

(かれ)(なま)(もの)なのは(わたし)にはどうしようもない。

Romanji

Kare ga namakemono na no wa watashi ni wa dō shiyō mo nai.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
怠け者 (なまけもの)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(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
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
私用 (しよう)
personal use; private business
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness
Readings: シャ、 もの
Meanings: someone, person
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me