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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

あのころはお昼を食べに家へ帰ったものだ。

Sentence Analyzer

あの ころ お昼 食べ 帰った もの

English Translation

I used to go home for lunch in those days.

Furigana

あのころはお(ひる)()べに(いえ)(かえ)ったものだ。

Romanji

Ano koro wa ohiru o tabe ni ie e kaetta mono da.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
お昼 (おひる)
lunch; noon
()
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.
食べる (たべる)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
帰る (かえる)
to return; to come home; to go home; to go back; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(もの、もん)
person
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: チュウ、 ひる
Meanings: daytime, noon
Readings: ショク、 ジキ、 く.う、 く.らう、 た.べる、 は.む
Meanings: eat, food
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ
Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in