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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

私はバスを降りてはじめて傘を置き忘れてきたことに気づいた。

Sentence Analyzer

ばす 降りて はじめて 置き忘れてきた こと 気づいた

English Translation

It was not until I got off the bus that I realized I had left my umbrella.

Furigana

(わたし)はバスを()りてはじめて(かさ)(おわす)()れてきたことに()づいた。

Romanji

Watashi wa basu o orite hajimete kasa o okiwasuretekita koto ni kizuita.

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
バス (バス)
bus; bath; bass
()
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.
降りる (おりる)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
(かさ)
umbrella; parasol
置き忘れる (おきわすれる)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
気付く (きづく)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す
Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender
Readings: サン、 かさ
Meaning: umbrella
Readings: チ、 お.く、 -お.き
Meanings: placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn
Readings: ボウ、 わす.れる
Meaning: forget
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood