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

どのようなご用件でいらっしゃいましたか。

Sentence Analyzer

どの ような 用件 いらっしゃいました

English Translation

What has brought you here?

Furigana

どのようなご用件(ようけん)でいらっしゃいましたか。

Romanji

Dono yōna go yōken de irasshaimashita ka.

Words

何の (どの)
which; what (way)
様だ (ようだ)
(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command
()
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
用件 (ようけん)
business; thing to be done; something that should be perfomed; information that should be conveyed
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
いらっしゃる (いらっしゃる)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); is (doing); are (doing)
()
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: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ
Readings: ケン、 くだん
Meanings: affair, case, matter, item