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

私達はみんな彼の冗談を聞いて笑った。

Sentence Analyzer

私達 みんな 冗談 聞いて 笑った

English Translation

We all laughed at his joke.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はみんな(かれ)冗談(じょうだん)()いて(わら)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa minna kare no jōdan o kiite waratta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(みな、みんな)
all; everyone; everybody; everything
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
冗談 (じょうだん、ぎだん、げだん)
jest; joke; funny story
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち
Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: ジョウ
Meanings: superfluous, uselessness
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh