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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

道路は倒れた木で塞がっていた。

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道路 倒れた 塞がっていた

English Translation

The road is blocked with fallen trees.

Furigana

道路(どうろ)(たお)れた()(ふさ)がっていた。

Romanji

Dōro wa taoreta ki de fusagatteita.

Words

道路 (どうろ)
road; highway
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
倒れる (たおれる)
to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)
()
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
塞がる (ふさがる、ふたがる)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

Kanji

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
Readings: トウ、 たお.れる、 -だお.れ、 たお.す、 さかさま、 さかさ、 さかしま
Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Readings: ソク、 サイ、 ふさ.ぐ、 とりで、 み.ちる
Meanings: close, shut, cover, block, obstruct