その機械は複雑すぎて、我々は故障の原因を見つけられなかった。

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English Translation

The machine was too complicated for us to find out the cause of the trouble.

Furigana

その機械(きかい)は複雑(ふくざつ)すぎて、我々(われわれ)は故障(こしょう)の原因(げんいん)を見(み)つけられなかった。

Romanji

Sono kikai wa fukuzatsusugite, wareware wa koshō no gen'in o mitsukerarenakatta.

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...

機械 (きかい)

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

は (は)

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

複雑 (ふくざつ)

complex; complicated; mixed (feelings)

我々 (われわれ)

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with