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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

「机の中に本がありますか」「いいえ、ありません」

Sentence Analyzer

中に あります いいえ ありません

English Translation

"Is there a book in the desk?" "No, there isn't."

Furigana

(つくえ)(なか)(ほん)がありますか」「いいえ、ありません」

Romanji

" tsukue no nakani hon ga arimasu ka"" iie, arimasen"

Words

(つくえ、つき)
desk
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
(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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
(いいえ、いいや、いえ、いな、いや)
no; nay; well; er; why

Kanji

Readings: キ、 つくえ
Meanings: desk, table
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things