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

私はバスめがけて走り、すでに息が切れていた。

Sentence Analyzer

ばす めがけて 走り すでに 切れていた

English Translation

I ran for the bus and was already breathless.

Furigana

(わたし)はバスめがけて(はし)り、すでに(いき)()れていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa basu megakete hashiri, sudeni iki ga kireteita.

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
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
目がける (めがける)
to aim at
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
既に (すでに、すんでに)
already; too late
(いき、おき)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
切れる (きれる)
to break; to snap; to be cut; to split; to crack; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst; to collapse; to wear off; to stop working; to go dead; to expire (time limit, etc.); to run out; to become due; to run out (of stock, etc.); to be exhausted; to be used up; to be sold out; to be out of; to be broken off (e.g. of a relationship); to break up; to have severed ties; to be cut off; to be disconnected; to cut well; to be sharp; to be sharp-minded; to be keen; to be shrewd; to be quick-witted; to be able; to be short of; to drop under (a certain figure); to beat (e.g. a record time); to dry off; to curve; to veer; to shuffle (cards); to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip; to be able to do completely

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: ソク、 いき
Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)
Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ
Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp