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

今夜はとてもおもしろい番組があるから、テレビの前にくぎづけだろう。

Sentence Analyzer

今夜 とても おもしろい 番組 ある から テレビ くぎづけ だろう

English Translation

I'll be glued to the TV tonight watching a really exciting program.

Furigana

今夜(こんや)はとてもおもしろい番組(ばんぐみ)があるから、テレビの(まえ)にくぎづけだろう。

Romanji

Kon'ya wa totemo omoshiroi bangumi ga aru kara, terebi no mae ni kugizuke darou.

Words

今夜 (こんや)
this evening; tonight
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
面白い (おもしろい)
interesting; amusing
番組 (ばんぐみ)
program (e.g. TV); programme
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
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
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
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
釘付け (くぎづけ)
nailing on; nailing down; nailing shut; being glued (to); being unable to take one's eyes (from); being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ヤ、 よ、 よる
Meanings: night, evening
Readings: バン、 つが.い
Meanings: turn, number in a series
Readings: ソ、 く.む、 くみ、 -ぐみ
Meanings: association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before