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

夜は門をしめておかなければなりません。

Sentence Analyzer

しめて おかなければなりません

English Translation

You must keep the gate closed for the night.

Furigana

(よる)(もん)をしめておかなければなりません。

Romanji

Yoru wa mon o shimete okanakerebanarimasen.

Words

(よる、よ)
evening; night
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(もん、かど)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; counter for cannons
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
しめる (しめる)
to make; to let
置く (おく)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire; to employ; to place (one's trust, one's faith, etc); to bear (in mind etc); to put down a tool (e.g. a pen) hence stopping what one is doing with that tool; to take in (boarders, etc.); to provide lodging in one's house; to separate spatially or temporally; to do something in advance; to leave something in a certain state; to keep something in a certain state

Kanji

Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: モン、 かど、 と
Meanings: gate, counter for cannons