このマッチは湿っていて火がつかない。

Sentence Analyzer

この マッチ 湿っていて つかない

English Translation

This damp match won't light.

Furigana

このマッチは湿(しめ)っていて()がつかない。

Romanji

Kono matchi wa shimetteite hi ga tsukanai.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
燐寸 (マッチ)
match (to light fire with)
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
湿る (しめる、しとる)
to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist; to be in low spirits; to feel depressed
()
fire; flame; blaze
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点く (つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

Kanji

湿
Readings: シツ、 シュウ、 しめ.る、 しめ.す、 うるお.う、 うるお.す
Meanings: damp, wet, moist
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire