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Zach

ドアには鍵がかかっていてどうしてもはいれなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ドア かかっていて どうしても はいれなかった

English Translation

The doors were locked and we couldn't get in anyhow.

Furigana

ドアには(かぎ)がかかっていてどうしてもはいれなかった。

Romanji

Doa ni wa kagi ga kakatteite dōshitemo hairenakatta.

Words

ドア (ドア)
door (Western-style)
()
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
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(かぎ、カギ)
key; lock
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる (かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
如何しても (どうしても)
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely

Kanji

Readings: ケン、 かぎ
Meaning: key