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Zach

彼らがそんなことをしさえしなかったら、僕は何とかなることができたのに。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら そんな こと さえ しなかったら 何とか なる こと できた のに

English Translation

If only they hadn't done that, I might have been able to get somewhere.

Furigana

(かれ)らがそんなことをしさえしなかったら、(ぼく)(なん)とかなることができたのに。

Romanji

Karera ga sonna koto o shi sae shinakattara, boku wa nantoka naru koto ga dekita noni.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
そんな (そんな)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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.
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
さえ (さえ)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何とか (なんとか)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant
のに (のに)
although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: カ、 なに、 なん、 なに-、 なん-
Meaning: what