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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

彼は少年のころとてもわんぱくだった。

Sentence Analyzer

少年 ころ とても わん ぱく だった

English Translation

He was very naughty when he was a little boy.

Furigana

(かれ)少年(しょうねん)のころとてもわんぱくだった。

Romanji

Kare wa shōnen no koro totemo wan paku datta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
少年 (しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
()
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
ころ (ころ)
roller; runner; dried whale blubber
迚も (とても、とっても)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ワン (ワン、わん)
one; woof; bark
パクる (パクる、ぱくる)
to steal; to rip off; to nick; to filch; to pinch; to arrest; to pinch; to nab; to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years