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

私はまもなくテリーテイトというラベルのはっている箱を見つけた。

Sentence Analyzer

まもなく テリーテイト という らべる はっている 見つけた

English Translation

I soon came across a box labeled Terry Tate.

Furigana

(わたし)はまもなくテリーテイトというラベルのはっている(はこ)()つけた。

Romanji

Watashi wa mamonaku teri-teito toiu raberu no hatteiru hako o mitsuketa.

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
間もなく (まもなく)
soon; before long; in a short time; lacking time to ...; without time to ...
と言う (という、とゆう)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X
ラベル (ラベル、レーベル)
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
()
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
はる (はる)
to do
(はこ、ハコ)
box; case; chest; package; pack; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building; man who carries a geisha's shamisen; receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces); counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
()
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.
見つける (みつける、みっける)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 はこ
Meanings: box, chest, case, bin, railway car
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible