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

劇はいつ始まりますか。

Sentence Analyzer

始まります

English Translation

What time does the play start?

Furigana

(げき)はいつ(はじ)まりますか。

Romanji

Geki wa i tsu hajimarimasu ka.

Words

(げき)
drama; play; powerful drug
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
要る (いる)
to need; to want
()
indicates two contrasting actions; indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
始まる (はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: ゲキ
Meanings: drama, play
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin