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Zach

川はもはや昔のようにきれいではない。

Sentence Analyzer

もはや ように きれい ない

English Translation

The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.

Furigana

(かわ)はもはや(むかし)のようにきれいではない。

Romanji

Kawa wa mohaya mukashi no yōni kirei de wa nai.

Words

(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
最早 (もはや)
already; now; no longer; not any more
(むかし)
olden days; former
()
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
様に (ように)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
綺麗 (きれい)
pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; completely; entirely
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

Readings: セン、 かわ
Meanings: stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times