その事件が彼の渡米を妨げた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 事件 が 彼 の 渡米 を 妨げた 。

English Translation

The incident prevented him from going to America.

Furigana

その事件(じけん)が彼(かれ)の渡米(とべい)を妨(さまた)げた。

Romanji

Sono jiken ga kare no tobei o samatageta.

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...

事件 (じけん)

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

渡米 (とべい)

going to USA; going to America

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.

妨げる (さまたげる)

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

Kanji

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

件

Readings: ケン、 くだん

Meanings: affair, case, matter, item

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

渡

Readings: ト、 わた.る、 -わた.る、 わた.す

Meanings: transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate

米

Readings: ベイ、 マイ、 メエトル、 こめ、 よね

Meanings: rice, USA, metre

妨

Readings: ボウ、 さまた.げる

Meanings: disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct