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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

バスはあの長く曲がりくねった道をはしった。

Sentence Analyzer

ばす あの 長く 曲がりくねった はしった

English Translation

The bus ran on the long and winding road.

Furigana

バスはあの(なが)()がりくねった(みち)をはしった。

Romanji

Basu wa ano nagaku magarikunetta michi o hashitta.

Words

バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
あのう (あのう、あの、あのー)
say; well; errr ...
長い (ながい)
long (distance); long (time); lengthy
曲がりくねる (まがりくねる)
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
()
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.
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

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings