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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

昨日メアリーが買ったのは何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 メアリー 買った です

English Translation

What was it that Mary bought yesterday?

Furigana

昨日(きのう)メアリーが()ったのは(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Kinō Meari- ga katta no wa nani desu ka.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
()
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
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what