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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

彼は昨年新しい家を建てた。

Sentence Analyzer

昨年 新しい 建てた

English Translation

He had a new house built last year.

Furigana

(かれ)昨年(さくねん)(あたら)しい(いえ)()てた。

Romanji

Kare wa sakunen atarashii ie o tateta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昨年 (さくねん)
last year
新しい (あたらしい)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
(いえ)
house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name
()
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.
建てる (たてる)
to build; to construct

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: サク
Meanings: yesterday, previous
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: シン、 あたら.しい、 あら.た、 あら-、 にい-
Meaning: new
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ケン、 コン、 た.てる、 た.て、 -だ.て、 た.つ
Meaning: build