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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

どうして私の好きな色が緑だと思ったのですか。

Sentence Analyzer

どうして 好きな 思った です

English Translation

What made you think that my favorite color was green?

Furigana

どうして(わたし)()きな(いろ)(みどり)だと(おも)ったのですか。

Romanji

Dōshite watashi no sukina iro ga midori da to omotta no desu ka.

Words

如何して (どうして)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
(いろ)
colour; color; complexion; appearance; look; love; lust; sensuality; love affair; lover; kind; type; variety
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(みどり)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember
です (です)
be; is
()
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: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: リョク、 ロク、 みどり
Meaning: green
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think