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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

彼は大変ねむくて、夕刊も読めなかった。

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大変 ねむくて 夕刊 読めなかった

English Translation

He was too sleepy to read an evening paper.

Furigana

(かれ)大変(たいへん)ねむくて、夕刊(ゆうかん)()めなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa taihen nemukute, yūkan mo yomenakatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
眠い (ねむい)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
夕刊 (ゆうかん)
evening paper
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
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: セキ、 ゆう
Meaning: evening
Reading: カン
Meanings: publish, carve, engrave
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read