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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

彼がいきなり、アナウンサーのまねをしてしゃべり始めたので笑ってしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

いきなり アナウンサー まね して しゃべり始めた ので 笑ってしまった

English Translation

He suddenly started doing an impression of an announcer and we all cracked up.

Furigana

(かれ)がいきなり、アナウンサーのまねをしてしゃべり(はじ)めたので(わら)ってしまった。

Romanji

Kare ga ikinari, anaunsa- no mane o shite shaberihajimeta node waratteshimatta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
行き成り (いきなり、ゆきなり)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
アナウンサー (アナウンサー、アナウンサ)
announcer
()
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
真似 (まね)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
()
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.
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
喋る (しゃべる)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ので (ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
笑う (わらう)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin
Readings: ショウ、 わら.う、 え.む
Meaning: laugh