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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

私の故郷の町はニューヨークの南方10マイルのところにある。

Sentence Analyzer

故郷 ニューヨーク 南方 まいる ところに ある

English Translation

My home town lies 10 miles south of New York.

Furigana

(わたし)故郷(こきょう)(まち)はニューヨークの南方(なんぽう)10マイルのところにある。

Romanji

Watashi no kokyō no machi wa Nyu-Yo-Ku no nanpō ichi zero mairu no tokoroni 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
故郷 (ふるさと、こきょう、きゅうり)
home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home; ruins; historic remains
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
紐育 (ニューヨーク)
New York (US state, city)
南方 (なんぽう)
south; southern; southward
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まる)
circle (sometimes used for zero); 'correct' (when marking); symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); period; full stop; maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
マイル (マイル)
mile
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

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: キョウ、 ゴウ、 さと
Meanings: home town, village, native place, district
Readings: チョウ、 まち
Meanings: town, village, block, street
Readings: ナン、 ナ、 みなみ
Meaning: south
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative