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

失礼ですがどなたさまでしたか。

Sentence Analyzer

失礼 です どなた さま でした

English Translation

Excuse me. Who are you?

Furigana

失礼(しつれい)ですがどなたさまでしたか。

Romanji

Shitsurei desu ga donata sama deshita ka.

Words

失礼 (しつれい、しつらい、しちらい)
discourtesy; impoliteness; Excuse me; Goodbye; to leave; to be rude
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何方 (どなた)
who?
(ざま)
mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...; manner of ...; way of ...
デス (デス)
death
()
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: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: レイ、 ライ
Meanings: salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration