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

その絵はさかさまになっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

その さま なっていた

English Translation

The picture was hung upside down.

Furigana

その()はさかさまになっていた。

Romanji

Sono e wa sa ka sama ni natteita.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
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picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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-ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; come; come now
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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
(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
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at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
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 ...

Kanji

Readings: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch