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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

私が新聞の存在価値を信じるのはそのためだ。

Sentence Analyzer

新聞 存在 価値 信じる その ため

English Translation

That is why I believe in the Press.

Furigana

(わたし)新聞(しんぶん)存在(そんざい)価値(かち)(しん)じるのはそのためだ。

Romanji

Watashi ga shinbun no sonzai kachi o shinjiru no wa sono tame da.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
新聞 (しんぶん)
newspaper
()
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
存在 (そんざい)
existence; being
価値 (かち)
value; worth; merit
()
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.
信じる (しんじる)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: ソン、 ゾン、 ながら.える、 あ.る、 たも.つ、 と.う
Meanings: exist, suppose, be aware of, believe, feel
Readings: ザイ、 あ.る
Meanings: exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in
Readings: カ、 ケ、 あたい
Meanings: value, price
Readings: チ、 ね、 あたい
Meanings: price, cost, value
Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust