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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

僕は5時まで仕事を離れられない。

Sentence Analyzer

まで 仕事 離れられない

English Translation

I can't leave work until five.

Furigana

(ぼく)は5()まで仕事(しごと)(はな)れられない。

Romanji

Boku wa go ji made shigoto o hanarerarenai.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(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
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
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.
離れる (はなれる)
to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: リ、 はな.れる、 はな.す
Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress