雨のため、野球の試合は引き分けになった。

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English Translation

The baseball game was drawn because of the rain.

Furigana

雨(あめ)のため、野球(やきゅう)の試合(しあい)は引(ひ)き分(わ)けになった。

Romanji

Ame no tame, yakyū no shiai wa hikiwake ni natta.

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 (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

は (は)

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

引き分け (ひきわけ)

draw (in competition); tie game

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...