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

飲んだら車を運転してはならない。

Sentence Analyzer

飲んだら 運転して はならない

English Translation

If you're drunk don't take the wheel of a car.

Furigana

()んだら(くるま)運転(うんてん)してはならない。

Romanji

Nondara kuruma o untenshite wanaranai.

Words

飲む (のむ)
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine); to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress; to accept (e.g. demand, condition); to make light of; to conceal
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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.
運転 (うんてん)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since

Kanji

Readings: イン、 オン、 の.む、 -の.み
Meanings: drink, smoke, take
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ
Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance
Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく
Meanings: revolve, turn around, change