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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

私の母は私がテレビを見るのを好まない。

Sentence Analyzer

テレビ 見る 好まない

English Translation

My mother doesn't like my watching TV.

Furigana

(わたし)(はは)(わたし)がテレビを()るのを(この)まない。

Romanji

Watashi no haha wa watashi ga terebi o miru no o konomanai.

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
(はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)
mother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
テレビ (テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
()
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.
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...
好む (このむ)
to like; to prefer

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something