病気のため、彼は会合を延期せざるを得なかった。

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English Translation

Because of his illness, he was forced to put off the meeting.

Furigana

病気(びょうき)のため、彼(かれ)は会合(かいごう)を延期(えんき)せざるを得(え)なかった。

Romanji

Byōki no tame, kare wa kaigō o enkisezaru o enakatta.

Words

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

会合 (かいごう)

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

を (を)

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.

延期 (えんき)

postponement; adjournment

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain