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

この絵を少しの間持っていてくれませんか。

Sentence Analyzer

この 少し 持っていてくれません

English Translation

Could you hold this picture straight for a while?

Furigana

この()(すこ)しの()()っていてくれませんか。

Romanji

Kono e o sukoshi no ma motteitekuremasen ka.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
()
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
()
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.
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
()
space; room; time; pause
持つ (もつ)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of
()
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: カイ、 エ
Meanings: picture, drawing, painting, sketch
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have