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

私はペンをなくしました。捜すのを手伝ってくださいませんか。

Sentence Analyzer

ぺん なくしました 捜す 手伝ってくださいません

English Translation

I have lost my pen. Will you help me look for it?

Furigana

(わたし)はペンをなくしました。(さが)すのを手伝(てつだ)ってくださいませんか。

Romanji

Watashi wa pen o nakushimashita. sagasu no o tetsudattekudasaimasen ka.

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
ペン (ペン)
pen
()
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.
無くす (なくす)
to lose something; to get rid of; to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
探す (さがす)
to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)
()
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
手伝う (てつだう)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
()
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: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 シュ、 シュウ、 さが.す
Meanings: search, look for, locate
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: デン、 テン、 つた.わる、 つた.える、 つた.う、 つだ.う、 -づた.い、 つて
Meanings: transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition