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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1時間彼を待ったが、彼はやって来なかった。

Sentence Analyzer

時間 待った やって来なかった

English Translation

I waited for him at the station for an hour, but he didn't show up.

Furigana

(わたし)は1時間(じかん)(かれ)()ったが、(かれ)はやって()なかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa ichi jikan kare o matta ga, kare wa yattekonakatta.

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
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
時間 (じかん)
time; hours
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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.
待つ (まつ)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
やって来る (やってくる)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: カン、 ケン、 あいだ、 ま、 あい
Meanings: interval, space
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち
Meanings: wait, depend on
Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ
Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become