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

どんなに忙しくても新聞ぐらいは読むべきです。

Sentence Analyzer

どんなに 忙しくて 新聞 ぐらい 読む べき です

English Translation

No matter how busy you are, I think you should at least read a newspaper.

Furigana

どんなに(いそが)しくても新聞(しんぶん)ぐらいは()むべきです。

Romanji

Donnani isogashikute mo shinbun gurai wa yomu beki desu.

Words

どんなに (どんなに)
how; how much
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
くらい (くらい、ぐらい)
approximately; about; around; or so; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; as ... as ...; like
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read