へいにペンキを塗る必要はなかったのだが。

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いに ぺんき 塗る 必要 なかった

English Translation

I needn't have painted the fence.

Furigana

へいにペンキを()必要(ひつよう)はなかったのだが。

Romanji

E ini penki o nuru hitsuyō wa nakatta no da ga.

Words

()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
往ぬ (いぬ)
to go home; to go; to leave; to pass (of time); to die; to go bad; to rot
ペンキ (ペンキ)
paint
()
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.
塗る (ぬる)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
必要 (ひつよう)
necessary; needed; essential; indispensable; necessity; need; requirement
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 ...
()
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
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

Kanji

Readings: ト、 ぬ.る、 ぬ.り、 まみ.れる
Meanings: paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨウ、 い.る、 かなめ
Meanings: need, main point, essence, pivot, key to