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

次のバスまで20分待たなければいけなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ばす まで 待たなければいけなかった

English Translation

I had to wait twenty minutes for the next bus.

Furigana

(つぎ)のバスまで20(ふん)()たなければいけなかった。

Romanji

Tsugi no basu made ni zero fun matanakerebaikenakatta.

Words

(つぎ)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
()
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
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(ぶん)
part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 つ.ぐ、 つぎ
Meanings: next, order, sequence
Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ
Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on