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

誰かと思えばなんとトム君だった。

Sentence Analyzer

思えば なんと とむ だった

English Translation

Who should I meet but Tom?

Furigana

(だれ)かと(おも)えばなんとトム(くん)だった。

Romanji

Dare ka to omoeba nanto Tomu kun datta.

Words

(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
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
何と (なんと)
what; how; whatever
富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: スイ、 だれ、 たれ、 た
Meanings: who, someone, somebody
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix