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    言っていることがピンとこない (itteiru koto ga pin to konai - what you're saying doesn't click for me)

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    neutral/casual

    How it works

    This expression uses the structure 'Xがピンとこない', meaning 'X doesn't click/make sense to me'. '言っていること' (what is being said) acts as X. 'ピンとくる' is a phrasal verb meaning 'to click, to grasp, to get the point', and 'こない' is the negative form of 'くる' (to come), here used idiomatically.

    Sample sentences

    専門用語が多くて、言っていることがピンとこない。

    There's too much jargon, so what you're saying doesn't click for me.

    彼の話はいつも論理的すぎて、言っていることがピンとこない時がある。

    His explanations are always too logical; sometimes, what he's saying doesn't click for me.

    どうやら彼は私と話が噛み合っていないようで、言っていることがピンとこないと言っていた。

    It seems we weren't on the same page; he said that what I was saying wasn't clicking for him.

    Quick facts

    nuance:Implies a lack of understanding or a failure to grasp the core meaning or intention, rather than simply not hearing. It often suggests a disconnect in communication or logic.
    idiomatic_origin:The 'ピンと' sound is an onomatopoeia or mimetic word (giongo/gitaigo) representing a sudden realization or 'click' in the mind.

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    Example

    専門用語が多くて、言っていることがピンとこない。

    There's too much jargon, so what you're saying doesn't click for me.

    彼の話はいつも論理的すぎて、言っていることがピンとこない時がある。

    His explanations are always too logical; sometimes, what he's saying doesn't click for me.

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