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

私は今週末までにこの詩を暗記するように言われた。

Sentence Analyzer

今週末 まで この 暗記する ように 言われた

English Translation

I was told to learn this poem by heart by the end of this week.

Furigana

(わたし)今週末(こんしゅうまつ)までにこの()暗記(あんき)するように()われた。

Romanji

Watashi wa konshūmatsu made ni kono shi o ankisuru yōni iwareta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今週末 (こんしゅうまつ)
this weekend
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
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
此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
()
poem; verse of poetry
()
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.
暗記 (あんき)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Reading: シュウ
Meaning: week
Readings: マツ、 バツ、 すえ
Meanings: end, close, tip, powder, posterity
Readings: シ、 うた
Meanings: poem, poetry
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: キ、 しる.す
Meanings: scribe, account, narrative
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word