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Zach

その劇は決して失敗ではなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

その 決して 失敗 なかった

English Translation

The play was far from being a failure.

Furigana

その(げき)(けっ)して失敗(しっぱい)ではなかった。

Romanji

Sono geki wa kesshite shippai de wa nakatta.

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...
(げき)
drama; play; powerful drug
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
決して (けっして、けして)
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
無い (ない)
nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

Kanji

Reading: ゲキ
Meanings: drama, play
Readings: ケツ、 き.める、 -ぎ.め、 き.まる、 さ.く
Meanings: decide, fix, agree upon, appoint
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal