This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

私が最後に彼に会ったのは10年前のことです。

Sentence Analyzer

最後 会った こと です

English Translation

It is ten years ago that I saw him last.

Furigana

(わたし)最後(さいご)(かれ)()ったのは10(ねん)(まえ)のことです。

Romanji

Watashi ga saigo ni kare ni atta no wa ichi zero nen mae no koto desu.

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
最後 (さいご)
last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments
()
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
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
会う (あう)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
(とし)
year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
(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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: カイ、 エ、 あ.う、 あ.わせる、 あつ.まる
Meanings: meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before