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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

前途は暗澹としていた。

Sentence Analyzer

前途 暗澹 していた

English Translation

The future looked very gloomy.

Furigana

前途(ぜんと)暗澹(あんたん)としていた。

Romanji

Zento wa antan to shiteita.

Words

前途 (ぜんと)
future prospects; outlook; the journey ahead
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
暗澹 (あんたん)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ト、 みち
Meanings: route, way, road
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded
Readings: タン、 セン、 あわ.い
Meanings: calm, quiet, bland, rocking, rippling, suffice