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雨のため野球の試合を中止しなければならなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ため 野球 試合 中止しなければならなかった

English Translation

We had to call off the baseball game because of the rain.

Furigana

(あめ)のため野球(やきゅう)試合(しあい)中止(ちゅうし)しなければならなかった。

Romanji

Ame no tame yakyū no shiai o chūshishinakerebanaranakatta.

Words

(あめ)
rain
()
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
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
野球 (やきゅう)
baseball
試合 (しあい)
match; game; bout; contest
()
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.
中止 (ちゅうし)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

Kanji

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ
Meaning: rain
Readings: ヤ、 ショ、 の、 の-
Meanings: plains, field, rustic, civilian life
Readings: キュウ、 たま
Meanings: ball, sphere
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: シ、 と.まる、 -ど.まり、 と.める、 -と.める、 -ど.め、 とど.める、 とど.め、 とど.まる、 や.める、 や.む、 -や.む、 よ.す、 -さ.す、 -さ.し
Meanings: stop, halt