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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

なんて狭い階段なんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

なんて 狭い 階段 な ん だ 。

English Translation

What narrow stairs!

Furigana

なんて狭(せま)い階段(かいだん)なんだ。

Romanji

Nante semai kaidan na n da.

Words

何て (なんて)
how ..!; what ..!; what (questioning)
狭い (せまい)
narrow; confined; small
階段 (かいだん)
stairs; stairway; staircase
だ (だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ん (ん)
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")

Kanji

狭
Readings: キョウ、 コウ、 せま.い、 せば.める、 せば.まる、 さ
Meanings: cramped, narrow, contract, tight
階
Readings: カイ、 きざはし
Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building
段
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: grade, steps, stairs