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

犬が吠えるたびに目を覚ますな。

Sentence Analyzer

吠える たびに 覚ます

English Translation

Wake not at every dog's bark.

Furigana

(いぬ)()えるたびに()()ますな。

Romanji

Inu ga hoeru tabini me o samasu na.

Words

(いぬ)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
吠える (ほえる)
to bark; to bay; to howl; to bellow; to roar; to cry
度に (たびに、たんびに)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
()
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish
()
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.
覚ます (さます)
to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
()
(sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis; (used with masu stem verb) command; (used with dictionary form verb) prohibition

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 いぬ、 いぬ-
Meaning: dog
Readings: ハイ、 ベイ、 ほえ.る、 ほ.える
Meanings: bark, howl, cry
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up