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

鯉がおたまじゃくしを食べるって知ってた?

Sentence Analyzer

たま じゃ くし 食べる って 知ってた

English Translation

Did you know that carp eat tadpoles?

Furigana

(こい)がおたまじゃくしを()べるって()ってた?

Romanji

Koi ga o tama ja kushi o taberu tte shitteta?

Words

(こい、コイ)
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(お、おん)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(たま)
occasional; rare
じゃあ (じゃあ、じゃ)
then; well; so; well then; combination of 'de' and 'wa' particles; plain copula
駆使 (くし)
free use; to use freely; to make free use of; to have good command (e.g. of a language); to drive someone on
()
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.
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
って (って、て)
casual quoting particle; indicates supposition; if ... then; indicates a rhetorical question; indicates certainty, insistence, etc.
知る (しる)
to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure); to experience; to go through; to learn; to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know; to concern

Kanji

Readings: リ、 こい
Meaning: carp
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom