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

私は眠るまでにほんの数ページしか読まなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

眠る まで ほんの ページ しか 読まなかった

English Translation

I had read only a few pages before I fell asleep.

Furigana

(わたし)(ねむ)るまでにほんの(すう)ページしか()まなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa nemuru made ni honno sū pe-ji shika yomanakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)
to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes
(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
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
本の (ほんの)
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)
(ページ)
page
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い
Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy
Readings: スウ、 ス、 サク、 ソク、 シュ、 かず、 かぞ.える、 しばしば、 せ.める、 わずらわ.しい
Meanings: number, strength, fate, law, figures
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read