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

もし書物がなければどうなると思いますか。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 書物 なければ どう なる 思います

English Translation

What do you think would happen if it were not for books?

Furigana

もし書物(しょもつ)がなければどうなると(おも)いますか。

Romanji

Moshi shomotsu ga nakereba dō naru to omoimasu ka.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
書物 (しょもつ)
books
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
()
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: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think