その実験はいくつかの小さな欠陥のために失敗した。

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English Translation

The experiment failed because of some minor faults.

Furigana

その実験(じっけん)はいくつかの小(ちい)さな欠陥(けっかん)のために失敗(しっぱい)した。

Romanji

Sono jikken wa ikutsu ka no chiisana kekkan no tameni shippaishita.

Words

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...

実験 (じっけん)

experiment

は (は)

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

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

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

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

欠陥 (けっかん)

defect; fault; deficiency; deformity; shortage; gap

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

失敗 (しっぱい)

failure; mistake; blunder