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

食事の前にお飲物はいかがですか。

Sentence Analyzer

食事 飲物 いかが です

English Translation

Would you like to have a drink before dinner?

Furigana

食事(しょくじ)(まえ)にお飲物(のみもの)はいかがですか。

Romanji

Shokuji no mae ni o nomimono wa ikaga desu ka.

Words

食事 (しょくじ)
meal; to eat
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
飲み物 (のみもの)
drink; beverage
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about
です (です)
be; is
()
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

Kanji

Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter