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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

こんな大きな家買う必要はなかったのに。

Sentence Analyzer

こんな 大きな 買う 必要 なかった のに

English Translation

You needn't have bought such a large house.

Furigana

こんな(おお)きな(いえ)()必要(ひつよう)はなかったのに。

Romanji

Konna ōkina ie kau hitsuyō wa nakatta noni.

Words

こんな (こんな)
such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this
大きな (おおきな)
big; large; great
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to