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

あの少年たちはなんて怠惰なのでしょう!

Sentence Analyzer

あの 少年たち なんて 怠惰な でしょう

English Translation

How lazy those boys are!

Furigana

あの少年(しょうねん)たちはなんて怠惰(たいだ)なのでしょう!

Romanji

Ano shōnentachi wa nante taidana no deshō!

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
なんて (なんて)
such as; (things) like; exclamation
怠惰 (たいだ)
laziness; idleness; sloth
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: タイ、 おこた.る、 なま.ける
Meanings: neglect, laziness
Reading: 
Meanings: lazy, laziness