P plucesiar 後輩 Joined 1 Jul 2009 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 1 Jul 2009 #1 Can someone please help me translate this sentence: すると男は、めんどくさそうに言いました i'm having particular trouble with the bold/underlined part because i can't find it online. Help greatly appreciated!!! thanks
Can someone please help me translate this sentence: すると男は、めんどくさそうに言いました i'm having particular trouble with the bold/underlined part because i can't find it online. Help greatly appreciated!!! thanks
undrentide Japa'n vagyok Joined 18 Jan 2006 Messages 3,652 Reaction score 310 1 Jul 2009 #2 I think you cannot find it because めんどくさい is a construction of 面倒（めんどう）くさい. 面倒くさい is a word to describe something as a pain, too much of a bother. So めんどうくさそうに (adverb derived from めんどうくさい） can be translated as "reluctantly" or "unwillingly".
I think you cannot find it because めんどくさい is a construction of 面倒（めんどう）くさい. 面倒くさい is a word to describe something as a pain, too much of a bother. So めんどうくさそうに (adverb derived from めんどうくさい） can be translated as "reluctantly" or "unwillingly".