雨のために私たちはテニスの試合を終えることができなかった。

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雨 の ために 私たち は テニス の 試合 を 終える こと が できなかった 。

English Translation

The rain prevented us from finishing our game of tennis.

Furigana

雨(あめ)のために私(わたし)たちはテニスの試合(しあい)を終(お)えることができなかった。

Romanji

Ame no tameni watashitachi wa tenisu no shiai o oeru koto ga dekinakatta.

Words

雨 (あめ)

rain

の (の)

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

テニス (テニス)

tennis

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

を (を)

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.

終える (おえる)

to finish; to graduate

事 (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

が (が)

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

Kanji

雨

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ

Meaning: rain

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

試

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

合

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

終

Readings: シュウ、 お.わる、 -お.わる、 おわ.る、 お.える、 つい、 つい.に

Meanings: end, finish