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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

ところで、あなたの仕事は何ですか。

Sentence Analyzer

ところで あなた 仕事 です

English Translation

By the way, what do you do?

Furigana

ところで、あなたの仕事(しごと)(なに)ですか。

Romanji

Tokorode, anata no shigoto wa nani desu ka.

Words

所で (ところで)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
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
仕事 (しごと)
work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task; work
()
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

Readings: シ、 ジ、 つか.える
Meanings: attend, doing, official, serve
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what