夕べは長い停電のために私は宿題ができなかった。

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English Translation

Last night I could not do my homework on account of a long blackout.

Furigana

夕(ゆう)べは長(なが)い停電(ていでん)のために私(わたし)は宿題(しゅくだい)ができなかった。

Romanji

Yūbe wa nagai teiden no tameni watashi wa shukudai ga dekinakatta.

Words

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

は (は)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

停電 (ていでん)

power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

宿題 (しゅくだい)

homework

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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