電話は不通なの。

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電話 は 不通 な の 。

English Translation

The phones aren't working.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)は不通(ふつう)なの。

Romanji

Denwa wa futsū na no.

Words

電話 (でんわ)

telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

は (は)

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

不通 (ふつう)

suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

だ (だ)

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

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

Kanji

電

Reading: デン

Meaning: electricity

話

Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし

Meanings: tale, talk

不

Readings: フ、 ブ

Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy

通

Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う

Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.