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Zach

土壇場になって、その試合は取り消された。

Sentence Analyzer

土壇場 なって その 試合 取り消された

English Translation

The game was canceled at the last minute.

Furigana

土壇場(どたんば)になって、その試合(しあい)()()された。

Romanji

Dotanba ni natte, sono shiai wa torikesareta.

Words

土壇場 (どたんば)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
()
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
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 ...
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...
試合 (しあい)
match; game; bout; contest
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
取り消す (とりけす)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

Kanji

Readings: ド、 ト、 つち
Meanings: soil, earth, ground, Turkey
Readings: ダン、 タン
Meanings: podium, stage, rostrum, terrace
Readings: ジョウ、 チョウ、 ば
Meanings: location, place
Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す
Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す
Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel