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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

私は何か電車で読むものが欲しい。

Sentence Analyzer

電車 読む もの 欲しい

English Translation

I want something to read on the train.

Furigana

(わたし)(なに)電車(でんしゃ)()むものが()しい。

Romanji

Watashi wa nani ka densha de yomu mono ga hoshii.

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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
(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.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(もの、もん)
person
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
欲しい (ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ヨク、 ほっ.する、 ほ.しい
Meanings: longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving