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

ただし、列をつくって並ばなくてはならないが・・・。

Sentence Analyzer

ただし つくって 並ばなくて はならない

English Translation

However, you have to queue...

Furigana

ただし、(れつ)をつくって(なら)ばなくてはならないが・・・。

Romanji

Tadashi, retsu o tsukutte narabanakute wanaranai ga.

Words

但し (ただし)
but; however; provided that
(れつ)
queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train
()
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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
並ぶ (ならぶ)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
()
if ... then; when; and; why don't you...?; the more (one does something); because; since
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(なかぽち)
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)

Kanji

Readings: レツ、 レ
Meanings: file, row, rank, tier, column
Readings: ヘイ、 ホウ、 な.み、 なみ、 なら.べる、 なら.ぶ、 なら.びに
Meanings: row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal