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This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

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

私のパイはどう？

Sentence Analyzer

私 の ぱい は どう ？

English Translation

What do you make of my pie?

Furigana

私(わたし)のパイはどう？

Romanji

Watashi no pai wa dō?

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
貝 (ばい、バイ)
Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell; spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)
は (は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
如何 (どう、いかが、いか)
how; in what way; how about

Kanji

私
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me