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もし彼の援助がなければ、我々は事業に失敗していただろう。

Sentence Analyzer

もし 援助 なければ 我々 事業 失敗していた だろう

English Translation

If it had not been for his help, we would have failed in business.

Furigana

もし(かれ)援助(えんじょ)がなければ、我々(われわれ)事業(じぎょう)失敗(しっぱい)していただろう。

Romanji

Moshi kare no enjo ga nakereba, wareware wa jigyō ni shippaishiteita darou.

Words

若し (もし)
if; in case; supposing
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
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
援助 (えんじょ)
assistance; aid; support
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...
我々 (われわれ)
we
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
事業 (じぎょう、ことわざ)
project; enterprise; business; industry; operations; venture; service; act; deed; conduct
()
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
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Reading: エン
Meanings: abet, help, save
Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: ギョウ、 ゴウ、 わざ
Meanings: business, vocation, arts, performance
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal