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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

彼のおじさんは五年前になくなった。

Sentence Analyzer

おじさん なくなった

English Translation

His uncle died five years ago.

Furigana

(かれ)のおじさんは()(ねん)(まえ)になくなった。

Romanji

Kare no ojisan wa go nen mae ni nakunatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
伯父さん (おじさん、オジサン)
uncle; old man; mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ご、いつ、い)
five
(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
無くなる (なくなる)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ
Meaning: five
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before