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Zach

あなたが助けなかったら彼は商売に失敗していたでしょう。

Sentence Analyzer

あなた 助けなかったら 商売 失敗していた でしょう

English Translation

He would have failed in his business but that you helped him.

Furigana

あなたが(たす)けなかったら(かれ)商売(しょうばい)失敗(しっぱい)していたでしょう。

Romanji

Anata ga tasukenakattara kare wa shōbai ni shippaishiteita deshō.

Words

貴方 (あなた)
you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); dear (what a wife calls a husband)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
助ける (たすける)
to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
商売 (しょうばい)
trade; business; commerce; transaction; occupation
()
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
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ
Meanings: help, rescue, assist
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ショウ、 あきな.う
Meanings: make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Readings: バイ、 う.る、 う.れる
Meaning: sell
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