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

私の家は10年前に買ったものですが、まだ新築のように見えます。

Sentence Analyzer

10 買った もの です まだ 新築 ように 見えます

English Translation

My house, which I bought ten years ago, still looks new.

Furigana

(わたし)(いえ)は10(ねん)(まえ)()ったものですが、まだ新築(しんちく)のように()えます。

Romanji

Watashi no ie wa 10 nen mae ni katta mono desu ga, mada shinchiku no yōni miemasu.

Words

(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
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(もの、もん)
person
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
未だ (まだ、いまだ)
as yet; hitherto; only; still; not yet (with negative verb); more; besides; unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with
新築 (しんちく)
new building; new construction
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
見える (まみえる)
to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: チク、 きず.く
Meanings: fabricate, build, construct
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible