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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

私はお茶がこの世に生まれる前に生まれなかったことがうれしい。

Sentence Analyzer

お茶 この世 生まれる 生まれなかった こと うれしい

English Translation

I am glad I was not born before tea.

Furigana

(わたし)はお(ちゃ)がこの()()まれる(まえ)()まれなかったことがうれしい。

Romanji

Watashi wa ocha ga konoyo ni umareru mae ni umarenakatta koto ga ureshii.

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
お茶 (おちゃ)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
この世 (このよ)
this world; the present life (in contrast to the land of the dead)
()
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
生まれる (うまれる)
to be born
(まえ)
ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts
(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
嬉しい (うれしい)
happy; glad; pleasant

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea
Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう
Meanings: generation, world, society, public
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before