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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

今手が足りないのです。

Sentence Analyzer

今 手 が 足りない の です 。

English Translation

We are shorthanded now.

Furigana

今(こん)手(て)が足(た)りないのです。

Romanji

Kon te ga tarinai no desu.

Words

今 (こん)
the current ...; this; today's ...
手 (て)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker; help; trouble; care; effort; means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; hand; handwriting; kind; type; sort; one's hands; one's possession; ability to cope; hand (of cards); direction; move (in go, shogi, etc.)
が (が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
足りる (たりる)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy; to be sufficient; to answer; to do
の (の)
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

今
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
手
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
足
Readings: ソク、 あし、 た.りる、 た.る、 た.す
Meanings: leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear