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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

昨日は叔母が私を訪ねてきた。

Sentence Analyzer

昨日 叔母 訪ねてきた

English Translation

My aunt dropped in on me yesterday.

Furigana

昨日(きのう)叔母(おば)(わたし)(たず)ねてきた。

Romanji

Kinō wa oba ga watashi o tazunetekita.

Words

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)
yesterday
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
伯母 (おば、はくぼ、しゅくぼ)
aunt
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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.
訪ねる (たずねる)
to visit

Kanji

Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ホウ、 おとず.れる、 たず.ねる、 と.う
Meanings: call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy