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ギプスのせいで左手の自由がきかない。

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ギプス せい 左手 自由 きかない

English Translation

I can't use my left hand because of the plaster cast.

Furigana

ギプスのせいで左手(ひだりて)自由(じゆう)がきかない。

Romanji

Gipusu no sei de hidarite no jiyū ga kikanai.

Words

ギプス (ギプス、ギブス)
gypsum; plaster-of-paris; plaster cast; cast
()
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
所為 (せい、せえ)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(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.
左手 (ひだりて)
left hand
自由 (じゆう)
freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
疑懼 (ぎく)
apprehension; uneasiness

Kanji

Readings: サ、 シャ、 ひだり
Meaning: left
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 ユイ、 よし、 よ.る
Meanings: wherefore, a reason