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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

これは大変古い本です。

Sentence Analyzer

これ 大変 古い です

English Translation

This is a very old book.

Furigana

これは大変(たいへん)(ふる)(ほん)です。

Romanji

Kore wa taihen furui hon desu.

Words

此れ (これ)
this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic); this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group); now; here; I (me); certainly
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
古い (ふるい)
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ヘン、 か.わる、 か.わり、 か.える
Meanings: unusual, change, strange
Readings: コ、 ふる.い、 ふる-、 -ふる.す
Meaning: old
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things