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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

私は皿を洗う時にはきわめて不器用です。

Sentence Analyzer

洗う 時に きわめて 不器用 です

English Translation

When I wash dishes, I am all thumbs.

Furigana

(わたし)(さら)(あら)(とき)にはきわめて不器用(ぶきよう)です。

Romanji

Watashi wa sara o arau tokini wa kiwamete bukiyō desu.

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
(さら)
plate; dish; platter; disc; serving; helping; course; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
()
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.
洗う (あらう)
to wash; to investigate
時に (ときに)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally
極めて (きわめて)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
不器用 (ぶきよう)
clumsy; awkward; unskillfulness; lack of ability; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); gauche; mean; cowardly; base
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ベイ、 さら
Meanings: dish, a helping, plate
Readings: セン、 あら.う
Meanings: wash, inquire into, probe
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: キ、 うつわ
Meanings: utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set
Readings: ヨウ、 もち.いる
Meanings: utilize, business, service, use, employ