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

私はお母さんにおとぎ話を読んでもらった。

Sentence Analyzer

お母さん おとぎ話 読んでもらった

English Translation

I had fairy tales read by my mother.

Furigana

(わたし)はお(かあ)さんにおとぎ(ばなし)()んでもらった。

Romanji

Watashi wa okāsan ni otogibanashi o yondemoratta.

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
お母さん (おかあさん)
mother
()
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
おとぎ話 (おとぎばなし)
fairy-tale; nursery-tale
()
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.
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ボ、 はは、 も
Meaning: mother
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: ドク、 トク、 トウ、 よ.む、 -よ.み
Meaning: read