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

レコード店を探しているのは誰でしたか。

Sentence Analyzer

れこーど店 探している でした

English Translation

Who was looking for the record shop?

Furigana

レコード(てん)(さが)しているのは(だれ)でしたか。

Romanji

Reko-doten o sagashiteiru no wa dare deshita ka.

Words

レコード店 (レコードてん)
record shop
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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
()
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
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
デス (デス)
death
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indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Readings: テン、 みせ、 たな
Meanings: store, shop
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody