エレベータが故障しているので、階段を降りなければならない。

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English Translation

As the elevator is out of order, we must go down the stairs.

Furigana

エレベータが故障(こしょう)しているので、階段(かいだん)を降(お)りなければならない。

Romanji

Erebe-ta ga koshōshiteiru node, kaidan o orinakerebanaranai.

Words

エレベーター (エレベーター、エレベータ)

elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

故障 (こしょう)

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

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

階段 (かいだん)

stairs; stairway; staircase

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.

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

Kanji

故

Readings: コ、ゆえ、ふる.い、もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

障

Readings: ショウ、さわ.る

Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm

階

Readings: カイ、きざはし

Meanings: storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building

段

Readings: ダン、タン

Meanings: grade, steps, stairs

降

Readings: コウ、ゴ、お.りる、お.ろす、ふ.る、ふ.り、くだ.る、くだ.す

Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender