電話で連絡しようとしましたが、なかなかつかまりませんでした。

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電話 連絡しよう しました なかなか つかまりません でした

English Translation

We have had difficulty reaching you by phone.

Furigana

電話(でんわ)連絡(れんらく)しようとしましたが、なかなかつかまりませんでした。

Romanji

Denwa de renrakushiyou to shimashita ga, nakanaka tsukamarimasen deshita.

Words

電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
(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.
連絡 (れんらく)
to contact; to get in touch; contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message; connection; coordination; junction; intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
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
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
中中 (なかなか)
very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather; by no means (with negative verb); not readily; middle; half-way point; excellent; wonderful; very good
捕まる (つかまる)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi); to be detained by
デス (デス)
death

Kanji

Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Readings: ラク、 から.む、 から.まる
Meanings: entwine, coil around, get caught in