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

ついさっきポールが電話をしてきました。

Sentence Analyzer

つい さっき ぽーる 電話 してきました

English Translation

Paul telephoned just now.

Furigana

ついさっきポールが電話(でんわ)をしてきました。

Romanji

Tsui sakki po-ru ga denwa o shitekimashita.

Words

つい (つい)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; against one's better judgement (judgment)
数奇 (すうき、さっき)
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; unfortunate (e.g. life); checkered; varied
ホール (ホール)
hall (dance, concert, etc.); hole; whole; dining area of a restaurant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk