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もう少しお金があったなら、その車を買うことができたのに。

Sentence Analyzer

もう少し お金 あった なら その 買う こと できた のに

English Translation

We could have bought the car with a little more money.

Furigana

もう(すこ)しお(かね)があったなら、その(くるま)()うことができたのに。

Romanji

Mōsukoshi okane ga atta nara, sono kuruma o kau koto ga dekita noni.

Words

もう少し (もうすこし)
a bit more; a bit longer
お金 (おかね)
money
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
有る (ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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.
買う (かう)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
(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
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
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: キン、 コン、 ゴン、 かね、 かな-、 -がね
Meaning: gold
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: バイ、 か.う
Meaning: buy