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

イスがこわれています。誰かに修理してもらったほうがいいですよ。

Sentence Analyzer

いす こわれています 修理してもらった ほう いい です

English Translation

The chair is broken. You'd better get someone to fix it.

Furigana

イスがこわれています。(だれ)かに修理(しゅうり)してもらったほうがいいですよ。

Romanji

Isu ga kowareteimasu. dare ka ni shūrishitemoratta hō ga ii desu yo.

Words

椅子 (いす)
chair; stool; post; office; position
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
壊れる (こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(だれ、たれ、た)
who
()
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
()
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
修理 (しゅうり、しゅり、すり)
repairing; mending; servicing
切っ先 (きっさき、ほう)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
いい (いい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: シュウ、 シュ、 おさ.める、 おさ.まる
Meanings: discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master
Readings: リ、 ことわり
Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth