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

すいませんが、この席はふさがっていますか。

Sentence Analyzer

すいません この ふさがっています

English Translation

Excuse me, is this seat taken?

Furigana

すいませんが、この(せき)はふさがっていますか。

Romanji

Suimasen ga, kono seki wa fusagatteimasu ka.

Words

すいません (すいません、すんません)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
(せき)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
塞がる (ふさがる、ふたがる)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
()
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: セキ、 むしろ
Meanings: seat, mat, occasion, place