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

橋が壊れていたので、泳ぐしかなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

壊れていた ので 泳ぐ しか なかった

English Translation

With the bridge destroyed, there was nothing to do but swim.

Furigana

(はし)(こわ)れていたので、(およ)ぐしかなかった。

Romanji

Hashi ga kowareteita node, oyogu shika nakatta.

Words

(はし)
bridge
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
壊れる (こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
泳ぐ (およぐ)
to swim
しか (しか)
only; nothing but
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: キョウ、 はし
Meaning: bridge
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy
Readings: エイ、 およ.ぐ
Meaning: swim