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

気の利いたことが言いたいけれどいえないなあ。

Sentence Analyzer

利いた こと 言いたい けれど いえない なあ

English Translation

I wish I could think of something to say.

Furigana

()()いたことが()いたいけれどいえないなあ。

Romanji

Ki no kiita koto ga iitai keredo ienai nā.

Words

()
spirit; mind; heart; nature; disposition; motivation; intention; mood; feelings; atmosphere; essence
()
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
効く (きく)
to be effective; to show effect; to do its work; to carry out its function well; to be possible to use
(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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)
but; however; although
言える (いえる)
to be possible to say; to be able to say
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word