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Zach

11時までにかろうじてなんとかその手紙を書いた。

Sentence Analyzer

まで かろうじて なんとか その 手紙 書いた

English Translation

I barely managed to finish the letter by eleven o'clock.

Furigana

11()までにかろうじてなんとかその手紙(てがみ)()いた。

Romanji

Ichi ichi ji made ni karōjite nantoka sono tegami o kaita.

Words

(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
()
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
()
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
辛うじて (かろうじて)
barely; narrowly; just manage to do something
何とか (なんとか)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
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...
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write