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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

当地へ来たのは今度が初めてです。

Sentence Analyzer

当地 来た 今度 初めて です

English Translation

This is the first time that I have been here.

Furigana

当地(とうち)()たのは今度(こんど)(はじ)めてです。

Romanji

Tōchi e kita no wa kondo ga hajimete desu.

Words

当地 (とうち)
this place (locality); here
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
来る (きたる)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
今度 (こんど)
now; this time; next time; another time
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
初めて (はじめて)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: トウ、 あ.たる、 あ.たり、 あ.てる、 あ.て、 まさ.に、 まさ.にべし
Meanings: hit, right, appropriate, himself
Readings: チ、 ジ
Meanings: ground, earth
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ド、 ト、 タク、 たび、 -た.い
Meanings: degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences, consider, attitude
Readings: ショ、 はじ.め、 はじ.めて、 はつ、 はつ-、 うい-、 -そ.める、 -ぞ.め
Meanings: first time, beginning