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Zach

このボートのエンジンがハワイへの航路のなかばで駄目にならなければよいね。

Sentence Analyzer

この ぼーと えんじん はわい 航路 なかば 駄目 ならなければ よい

English Translation

Let's hope this boat engine doesn't give up the ghost when we're halfway to Hawaii.

Furigana

このボートのエンジンがハワイへの航路(こうろ)のなかばで駄目(だめ)にならなければよいね。

Romanji

Kono bo-to no enjin ga Hawai e no kōro no nakaba de dame ni naranakereba yoi ne.

Words

此の (この)
this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
ボード (ボード)
board
()
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
エンジン (エンジン)
engine
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
布哇 (ハワイ)
Hawaii
()
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
航路 (こうろ)
course; (sea) route; run
半ば (なかば)
middle; half; semi; halfway; partly
(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.
駄目 (だめ、ダメ)
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
()
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
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
良い (よい)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Reading: コウ
Meanings: navigate, sail, cruise, fly
Readings: ロ、 ル、 -じ、 みち
Meanings: path, route, road, distance
Readings: ダ、 タ
Meanings: burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse
Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor