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

おそれいりますが、この箱を持ち上げていただけますか。

Sentence Analyzer

おそれいります この 持ち上げて いただけます

English Translation

Excuse me but, would you kindly lift that box for me?

Furigana

おそれいりますが、この(はこ)()()げていただけますか。

Romanji

Osoreirimasu ga, kono hako o mochiagete itadakemasu ka.

Words

恐れ入る (おそれいる)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be much obliged; to feel small; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be surprised; to be disconcerted; to be embarrassed
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
持ち上げる (もちあげる)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
頂ける (いただける)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
()
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: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up