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もう少しがんばっておけば、入学試験に受かっていただろうに。

Sentence Analyzer

もう少し がんばっておけば 入学 試験 受かっていた だろう

English Translation

If you had made more effort, you would have passed the entrance examination.

Furigana

もう(すこ)しがんばっておけば、入学(にゅうがく)試験(しけん)()かっていただろうに。

Romanji

Mōsukoshi ganbatteokeba, nyūgaku shiken ni ukatteita darou ni.

Words

もう少し (もうすこし)
a bit more; a bit longer
頑張る (がんばる)
to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge
入学 (にゅうがく)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.)
試験 (しけん)
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
()
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
受かる (うかる)
to pass (examination)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ニュウ、 ジュ、 い.る、 -い.る、 -い.り、 い.れる、 -い.れ、 はい.る
Meanings: enter, insert
Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ
Meanings: study, learning, science
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive