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

あなたにはまず最初に尋ねるべきだったでしょうか。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた まず 最初 尋ねる べき だった でしょう

English Translation

Should I have asked you first?

Furigana

あなたにはまず最初(さいしょ)(たず)ねるべきだったでしょうか。

Romanji

Anata ni wa mazu saisho ni tazuneru beki datta deshō ka.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
先ず (まず)
first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; hardly (with neg. verb)
最初 (さいしょ)
beginning; outset; first; onset
尋ねる (たずねる)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
可し (べし)
shall; should; must
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
デス (デス)
death
()
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: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning
Readings: ジン、 たず.ねる、 ひろ
Meanings: inquire, fathom, look for