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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

私は遅れたことを大げさに詫びた。

Sentence Analyzer

遅れた こと 大げさ 詫びた

English Translation

I apologized profusely for my being late.

Furigana

(わたし)(おく)れたことを(おお)げさに()びた。

Romanji

Watashi wa okureta koto o ōgesa ni wabita.

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
遅れる (おくれる)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
大げさ (おおげさ)
grandiose; exaggerated
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
詫びる (わびる)
to apologize; to apologise

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チ、 おく.れる、 おく.らす、 おそ.い
Meanings: slow, late, back, later
Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: タ、 わび、 わび.しい、 かこつ、 わ.びる、 わび.る
Meaning: apologize