This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

戻ってみると私のバッグは影も形もなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

戻ってみる ばっぐ なかった

English Translation

When I got back, my bag had disappeared without a trace.

Furigana

(もど)ってみると(わたし)のバッグは(かげ)(かたち)もなかった。

Romanji

Modottemiru to watashi no baggu wa kage mo katachi mo nakatta.

Words

戻る (もどる)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound; to spring back
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
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
バック (バック)
back; to go backwards; to reverse; to refund a customer; doggy style (sexual position)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かげ)
shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace; shadow (of one's former self)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
(かたち、よう)
form; shape; figure; visage
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Readings: レイ、 もど.す、 もど.る
Meanings: re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: エイ、 かげ
Meanings: shadow, silhouette, phantom
Readings: ケイ、 ギョウ、 かた、 -がた、 かたち、 なり
Meanings: shape, form, style