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

待つほどもなくメアリーが来た。

Sentence Analyzer

待つ ほど なく メアリー 来た

English Translation

I had not waited long before Mary came.

Furigana

()つほどもなくメアリーが()た。

Romanji

Matsu hodo mo naku Meari- ga kita.

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
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

Kanji

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become