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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

どうも電話の故障のようです。

Sentence Analyzer

どうも 電話 故障 よう です

English Translation

It seems that there is something wrong with the telephone.

Furigana

どうも電話(でんわ)故障(こしょう)のようです。

Romanji

Dōmo denwa no koshō no yō desu.

Words

どうも (どうも)
thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite (regret); quite; really; mostly; somehow; in spite of oneself; no matter how hard one may try (one is unable to) (with negative verb); no matter how hard one may try not to (one ends up doing) (with positive verb, esp. -shimau); greetings; hello; goodbye
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
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
故障 (こしょう)
breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest
(よう)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style; design; like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る
Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm