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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

私の今日あるのは叔父さんのおかげである。

Sentence Analyzer

今日 ある 叔父さん おかげ ある

English Translation

I owe what I am today to my uncle.

Furigana

(わたし)今日(きょう)あるのは叔父(おじ)さんのおかげである。

Romanji

Watashi no kyō aru no wa ojisan no okage de aru.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
今日 (きょう、こんにち、こんち、こんじつ)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
伯父さん (おじさん、オジサン)
uncle; old man; mister (vocative); manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
お蔭 (おかげ)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); blessing; assistance; help; aid; effects; influence
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(ある)
a certain ...; some ...

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Reading: シュク
Meanings: uncle, youth
Readings: フ、 ちち
Meaning: father