彼らの費用の見積もりは大幅な計算違いだった。

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English Translation

Their estimate of the cost was wide of the mark.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの費用(ひよう)の見積(みつ)もりは大幅(おおはば)な計算違(けいさんちが)いだった。

Romanji

Karera no hiyō no mitsumori wa ōhabana keisanchigai datta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

の (の)

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

費用 (ひよう)

cost; expense

見積もり (みつもり)

estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

大幅 (おおはば)

big; large; drastic; substantial; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

計算違い (けいさんちがい)

miscalculation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative