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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

ダンは模型自動車を作ることが好きだ。

Sentence Analyzer

だん 模型 自動車 作る こと 好き

English Translation

Dan likes to make model cars.

Furigana

ダンは模型(もけい)自動車(じどうしゃ)(つく)ることが()きだ。

Romanji

Dan wa mokei jidōsha o tsukuru koto ga suki da.

Words

(だん)
body; group; party; company; troupe
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
模型 (もけい)
model; dummy; maquette
自動車 (じどうしゃ)
automobile
()
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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
好き (すき)
liking; fondness; love
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: モ、 ボ
Meanings: imitation, copy, mock
Readings: ケイ、 かた、 -がた
Meanings: mould, type, model
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build
Readings: コウ、 この.む、 す.く、 よ.い、 い.い
Meanings: fond, pleasing, like something