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

待てば待つほど、私たちは苛々してきた。

Sentence Analyzer

待てば 待つ ほど 私たち してきた

English Translation

The longer we waited, the more impatient we became.

Furigana

()てば()つほど、(わたし)たちは()()してきた。

Romanji

Mateba matsu hodo, watashitachi wa shitekita.

Words

待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くりかえし、おなじ、おなじく、のま、どうのじてん)
repetition of kanji (sometimes voiced)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 いじ.める、 さいな.む、 いらだ.つ、 からい、 こまかい
Meanings: torment, scold, chastise