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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

私は電車の中で読む本がほしい。

Sentence Analyzer

電車 読む ほしい

English Translation

I want a book to read in the train.

Furigana

(わたし)電車(でんしゃ)(なか)()(ほん)がほしい。

Romanji

Watashi wa densha no naka de yomu hon ga hoshii.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
電車 (でんしゃ)
train; electric train
()
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
(なか)
inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
読む (よむ)
to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
(ほん)
book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
欲しい (ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read
Readings: ホン、 もと
Meanings: book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things