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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

喫煙の習慣をやめることができたらなあ。

Sentence Analyzer

喫煙 習慣 やめる こと できたら なあ

English Translation

I wish I could break the habit of smoking.

Furigana

喫煙(きつえん)習慣(しゅうかん)をやめることができたらなあ。

Romanji

Kitsuen no shūkan o yameru koto ga dekitara nā.

Words

喫煙 (きつえん)
smoking
()
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
習慣 (しゅうかん)
habit; custom; cultural practice
()
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.
止める (やめる)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit; to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
なあ (なあ)
hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point

Kanji

Readings: キツ、 の.む
Meanings: consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)
Readings: エン、 けむ.る、 けむり、 けむ.い
Meaning: smoke
Readings: シュウ、 ジュ、 なら.う、 なら.い
Meaning: learn
Readings: カン、 な.れる、 な.らす
Meanings: accustomed, get used to, become experienced