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

あの少年はトムですかベンですか。

Sentence Analyzer

あの 少年 とむ です べん です

English Translation

Is that boy Tom or Ben?

Furigana

あの少年(しょうねん)はトムですかベンですか。

Romanji

Ano shōnen wa Tomu desu ka ben desu ka.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
富む (とむ)
to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)
です (です)
be; is
()
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
便 (べん)
convenience; service; facility; accommodation; excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years