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

この電気かみそりは買う前に試してみるべきだった。

Sentence Analyzer

この 電気 そり 買う 試してみる べき だった

English Translation

I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it.

Furigana

この電気(でんき)かみそりは()(まえ)(ため)してみるべきだった。

Romanji

Kono denki ka mi sori wa kau mae ni tameshitemiru beki datta.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
電気 (でんき)
electricity; (electric) light
()
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
(さん、み)
three; tri-
剃刀 (かみそり、かみすり、そり、カミソリ)
razor
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
試す (ためす)
to attempt; to test; to try out
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal