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

私はそれを聞いてたいへん気の毒に思う。

Sentence Analyzer

それ 聞いて たいへん 気の毒 思う

English Translation

I'm very sorry to hear it.

Furigana

(わたし)はそれを()いてたいへん()(どく)(おも)う。

Romanji

Watashi wa sore o kiite taihen kinodoku ni omou.

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
其れ (それ)
that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it; that time; then; there (indicating a place near the listener); you
()
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.
聞く (きく)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance
大変 (たいへん)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster
気の毒 (きのどく)
pitiful; unfortunate; (a) pity
()
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
思う (おもう)
to think; to consider; to believe; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to regard; to imagine; to suppose; to dream; to expect; to look forward to; to feel; to desire; to want; to recall; to remember

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: キ、 ケ、 いき
Meanings: spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Reading: ドク
Meanings: poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite
Readings: シ、 おも.う、 おもえら.く、 おぼ.す
Meaning: think