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

丈を少し詰めていただけますか。

Sentence Analyzer

少し 詰めて いただけます

English Translation

Could you make it a little shorter for me?

Furigana

(たけ)(すこ)()めていただけますか。

Romanji

Take o sukoshi tsumete itadakemasu ka.

Words

(たけ、たき)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
()
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.
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
詰める (つめる)
to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do; to work out (details); to be on duty; to be stationed; to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate; to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.); to continue ...; to keep doing ... without a break; to do ... completely; to do ... thoroughly; to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
頂ける (いただける)
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to accept; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
()
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: ジョウ、 たけ、 だけ
Meanings: length, ten shaku, measure, Mr., Ms., height, stature, all (one has), only, that's all, merely
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: キツ、 キチ、 つ.める、 つ.め、 -づ.め、 つ.まる、 つ.む
Meanings: packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame