その豪雪のため、私たちの列車は定刻に発車できなかった。

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English Translation

The heavy snowfall prevented our train from leaving on time.

Furigana

その豪雪(ごうせつ)のため、私(わたし)たちの列車(れっしゃ)は定刻(ていこく)に発車(はっしゃ)できなかった。

Romanji

Sono gōsetsu no tame, watashitachi no ressha wa teikoku ni hassha dekinakatta.

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...

豪雪 (ごうせつ)

tremendous snowfall

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

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

定刻 (ていこく)

appointed time; timetable; schedule

に (に)

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

発車 (はっしゃ)

departure of a vehicle

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant