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

私たちは貿易に頼らなければなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 貿易 頼らなければ なかった

English Translation

We had to depend on trade.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは貿易(ぼうえき)(たよ)らなければなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa bōeki ni tayoranakereba nakatta.

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
貿易 (ぼうえき)
trade (foreign)
()
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
頼る (たよる)
to rely on; to have recourse to; to depend on
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
貿
Reading: ボウ
Meanings: trade, exchange
Readings: エキ、 イ、 やさ.しい、 やす.い
Meanings: easy, ready to, simple, fortune-telling, divination
Readings: ライ、 たの.む、 たの.もしい、 たよ.る
Meanings: trust, request