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Zach

私の街は昔の街ではない。

Sentence Analyzer

私 の 街 は 昔 の 街 で は ない 。

English Translation

My town is not what it used to be.

Furigana

私(わたし)の街(まち)は昔(むかし)の街(まち)ではない。

Romanji

Watashi no machi wa mukashi no machi de wa nai.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
の (の)
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
街 (がい)
.. street; .. quarter; .. district
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
昔 (むかし)
olden days; former
で (で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
ない (ない)
not; emphatic suffix

Kanji

私
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
街
Readings: ガイ、 カイ、 まち
Meanings: boulevard, street, town
昔
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times