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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

私たちは像を木材で作った。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち 木材 作った

English Translation

We made statues out of wood.

Furigana

(わたし)たちは(ぞう)木材(もくざい)(つく)った。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa zō o mokuzai de tsukutta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(ぞう)
image; figure; statue; picture; portrait; figure; form; shape; appearance; image
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
木材 (もくざい)
lumber; timber; wood
(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.
作る (つくる)
to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: ゾウ
Meanings: statue, picture, image, figure, portrait
Readings: ボク、 モク、 き、 こ-
Meanings: tree, wood
Reading: ザイ
Meanings: lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent
Readings: サク、 サ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: make, production, prepare, build