大雪のため列車は定刻どおり運行できなかった。

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English Translation

The heavy snow stopped the train from running on time.

Furigana

大雪(おおゆき)のため列車(れっしゃ)は定刻(ていこく)どおり運行(うんこう)できなかった。

Romanji

Ōyuki no tame ressha wa teikokudōri unkō dekinakatta.

Words

大雪 (おおゆき、たいせつ)

heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

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 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

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

定刻通り (ていこくどおり)

on schedule; on time

運行 (うんこう)

service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

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