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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

私のいとこは私より少し年上です。

Sentence Analyzer

いとこ より 少し 年上 です

English Translation

My cousin is a little older than I.

Furigana

(わたし)のいとこは(わたし)より(すこ)年上(としうえ)です。

Romanji

Watashi no itoko wa watashi yori sukoshi toshiue desu.

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
従兄弟 (いとこ、じゅうけいてい)
cousin (male)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
より (より)
than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more
少し (すこし)
small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance
年上 (としうえ)
older; senior
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ネン、 とし
Meanings: year, counter for years
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up