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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

私は鳥が1羽空を飛ぶのを見た。

Sentence Analyzer

飛ぶ 見た

English Translation

I saw a bird fly across the sky.

Furigana

(わたし)(とり)が1()(そら)()ぶのを()た。

Romanji

Watashi wa tori ga ichi wa sora o tobu no o mita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(わ、ば、ぱ)
counter for birds and rabbits
(そら)
sky; the heavens
()
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.
飛ぶ (とぶ)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
()
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
見る (みる)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チョウ、 とり
Meanings: bird, chicken
Readings: ウ、 は、 わ、 はね
Meanings: feathers, counter for birds, rabbits
Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす
Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible