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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

私の目覚まし時計は今朝鳴らなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

目覚まし 時計 今朝 鳴らなかった

English Translation

My alarm clock didn't go off this morning.

Furigana

(わたし)目覚(めざ)まし時計(とけい)今朝(けさ)()らなかった。

Romanji

Watashi no mezamashi tokei wa kesa naranakatta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
目覚まし (めざまし)
alarm clock; opening one's eyes; keeping one's eyes open; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
時計 (とけい、ときはかり)
watch; clock; timepiece
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今朝 (けさ、こんちょう)
this morning
鳴る (なる)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: カク、 おぼ.える、 さ.ます、 さ.める、 さと.る
Meanings: memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: ケイ、 はか.る、 はか.らう
Meanings: plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: チョウ、 あさ
Meanings: morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
Readings: メイ、 な.く、 な.る、 な.らす
Meanings: chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk