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

彼はあの時閣僚になり損ねた。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 閣僚 なり 損ねた

English Translation

He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.

Furigana

(かれ)はあの(とき)閣僚(かくりょう)になり(そこ)ねた。

Romanji

Kare wa ano toki kakuryō ni nari sokoneta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
閣僚 (かくりょう)
cabinet ministers
()
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
なる (なる)
that is in; who is called; that is called; that is
損ねる (そこねる)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to wreck; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Reading: カク
Meanings: tower, tall building, palace
Reading: リョウ
Meanings: colleague, official, companion
Readings: ソン、 そこ.なう、 そこな.う、 -そこ.なう、 そこ.ねる、 -そこ.ねる
Meanings: damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure