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

みんなが座れるだけのいすはありますか。

Sentence Analyzer

みんな 座れる だけ いす あります

English Translation

Are there enough chairs to go around?

Furigana

みんなが(すわ)れるだけのいすはありますか。

Romanji

Minna ga suwareru dake no isu wa arimasu ka.

Words

(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
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
椅子 (いす)
chair; stool; post; office; position
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
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: ザ、 すわ.る
Meanings: squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit