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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

私は以前君にまずお母さんに頼むべきだと言ったよ。

Sentence Analyzer

以前 まず お母さん 頼む べき 言った

English Translation

I told you before that you should ask your mother first.

Furigana

(わたし)以前(いぜん)(くん)にまずお(かあ)さんに(たの)むべきだと()ったよ。

Romanji

Watashi wa izen kun ni mazu okāsan ni tanomu beki da to itta yo.

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
以前 (いぜん)
ago; since; before; previous
(くん)
Mr (junior); master; boy
()
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
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
お母さん (おかあさん)
mother
頼む (たのむ)
to request; to beg; to ask; to call; to order; to reserve; to entrust to; to rely on
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
()
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: イ、 もっ.て
Meanings: by means of, because, in view of, compared with
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word