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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

最近は1ドルではたいして物が買えない。

Sentence Analyzer

最近 どる たいして 買えない

English Translation

A dollar does not go very far these days.

Furigana

最近(さいきん)は1ドルではたいして(もの)()えない。

Romanji

Saikin wa ichi doru de wa taishite mono ga kaenai.

Words

最近 (さいきん)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
ドール (ドール、ドル)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
大して (たいして)
(not so) much; (not) very
(もの、もん)
thing; object; article; stuff; substance; one's things; possessions; property; belongings; things; something; anything; everything; nothing; quality; reason; the way of things; used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen; item classified as ...; item related to ...; work of ...; cause of ...; cause for ...; somehow; somewhat; for some reason; really; truly
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 シュ、 もっと.も、 つま
Meanings: utmost, most, extreme
Readings: キン、 コン、 ちか.い
Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy