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

その知らせははたして本当だろうか。

Sentence Analyzer

その 知らせ はたして 本当 だろう

English Translation

Can the news be true?

Furigana

その()らせははたして本当(ほんとう)だろうか。

Romanji

Sono shirase wa hatashite hontō darou ka.

Words

其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
知らせ (しらせ)
notice; notification
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
果たして (はたして)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; as a result; really? (in questions); ever?
本当 (ほんとう、ほんと)
truth; reality; actuality; fact; proper; right; correct; official; genuine; authentic; natural; veritable
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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

Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself