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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

私の妻はいつも私に文句ばかり言っている。

Sentence Analyzer

いつも 文句 ばかり 言っている

English Translation

My wife is always finding fault with me.

Furigana

(わたし)(つま)はいつも(わたし)文句(もんく)ばかり()っている。

Romanji

Watashi no tsuma wa itsumo watashi ni monku bakari itteiru.

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
(つま)
wife; my dear; dear; honey; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何時も (いつも)
always; usually; every time; never
()
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
文句 (もんく)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
許り (ばかり、ばっかり、ばっか)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to; indicates emphasis; always; constantly
言う (いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サイ、 つま
Meanings: wife, spouse
Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Reading: 
Meanings: phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word