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

車を何台お持ちですか。

Sentence Analyzer

持ち です

English Translation

How many cars do you have?

Furigana

(くるま)(なん)(だい)()ちですか。

Romanji

Kuruma o nan dai o mochi desu ka.

Words

(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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.
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
(だい)
stand; rack; table; support; belt; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
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: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 うてな、 われ、 つかさ
Meanings: pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have