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

すみませんが胡椒をとって下さいませんか。

Sentence Analyzer

すみません 胡椒 とって下さいません

English Translation

May I trouble you to pass me the pepper?

Furigana

すみませんが胡椒(こしょう)をとって(くだ)さいませんか。

Romanji

Sumimasen ga koshō o tottekudasaimasen ka.

Words

済みません (すみません)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
胡椒 (こしょう、コショウ)
pepper
()
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.
穫る (とる)
to harvest (a crop)
()
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: ウ、 コ、 ゴ、 なんぞ
Meanings: barbarian, foreign
Readings: ショウ、 はじかみ
Meaning: mountain ash
Readings: カ、 ゲ、 した、 しも、 もと、 さ.げる、 さ.がる、 くだ.る、 くだ.り、 くだ.す、 -くだ.す、 くだ.さる、 お.ろす、 お.りる
Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior