What does "騒がしい日々に笑えなくなっていた" mean in English?

"騒がしい日々に笑えなくなっていた" means "I had lost the ability to smile in the noisy days." in English.

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How to Say ‘I had lost the ability to smile in the noisy days.’ in Japanese

Q: How do you say "I had lost the ability to smile in the noisy days." in Japanese?

"I had lost the ability to smile in the noisy days." in Japanese is "騒がしい日々に笑えなくなっていた". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

騒がしい日々に笑えなくなっていた

sawagashii hibi ni warae naku natsu te i ta

[sawagashii hibi ni warae naku nat te i ta]

Phrase Breakdown

騒がしい日々

sawagashii hibi

Words in this phrase

騒がしい

sawagashii

[sawagashii]

noisy

Loud or unruly sounds or environments.

Example

騒がしい部屋だった。

It was a noisy room.

日々

hibi

[hibi]

days

Plural form for continuous daily periods.

Example

楽しい日々だった。

They were happy days.

に

[ni]

Indicates a location or time.

Example

家にいる。

I am in the house.

笑えなくなっていた

warae naku natsu te i ta

Words in this phrase

笑え

warae

[warae]

smile

To laugh or show happiness.

Example

笑える話だった。

It was a story that could make you smile.

なく

naku

[naku]

not

Used to negate the verb.

Example

今日行けなくなった。

I can no longer go today.

なっ

natsu

[nat]

become

To turn into or change.

Example

冬が来た。

Winter has come.

て

[te]

indicates a connection

A connector in multiple grammatical forms.

Example

手を洗っている。

Washing hands.

い

[i]

Continuity of being or state.

Example

そこにいる。

It's there.

た

[ta]

past tense

Shows action happened in the past.

Example

彼が来た。

He came.

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