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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

私がほしいのは、紅茶ではなくてコーヒーです。

Sentence Analyzer

ほしい 紅茶 なくて コーヒー です

English Translation

It is not tea but coffee that I want.

Furigana

(わたし)がほしいのは、紅茶(こうちゃ)ではなくてコーヒーです。

Romanji

Watashi ga hoshii no wa, kōcha de wa nakute ko-hi- desu.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
欲しい (ほしい)
wanted; wished for; in need of; desired; I want (you) to
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
紅茶 (こうちゃ)
black tea
(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.
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: コウ、 ク、 べに、 くれない、 あか.い
Meanings: crimson, deep red
Readings: チャ、 サ
Meaning: tea