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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

お母さんは僕が彼らをからかったことを叱った。

Sentence Analyzer

お母さん 彼ら からかった こと 叱った

English Translation

Mom scolded me for making fun of them.

Furigana

(かあ)さんは(ぼく)(かれ)らをからかったことを(しか)った。

Romanji

Okāsan wa boku ga karera o karakatta koto o shikatta.

Words

お母さん (おかあさん)
mother
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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.
揶揄う (からかう)
to ridicule; to tease; to mock; to chaff; to razz; to banter with; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make cracks about
(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
叱る (しかる)
to scold

Kanji

Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シツ、 シチ、 しか.る
Meanings: scold, reprove