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

小枝で火はおこせますか。

Sentence Analyzer

おこせます

English Translation

Can you build a fire with twigs?

Furigana

(しょう)(えだ)()はおこせますか。

Romanji

Shō eda de hi wa okosemasu ka.

Words

(しょう)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; younger or inferior (of two items or people with the same name); unit of field area (approx. 400 sq m)
(えだ)
branch; bow; bough; twig; limb
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
()
fire; flame; blaze
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
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: ショウ、 ちい.さい、 こ-、 お-、 さ-
Meanings: little, small
Readings: シ、 えだ
Meanings: bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire