線路の上に鉄片があったために列車は脱線した。

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English Translation

The train was derailed by a piece of iron on the track.

Furigana

線路(せんろ)の上(うえ)に鉄片(てっぺん)があったために列車(れっしゃ)は脱線(だっせん)した。

Romanji

Senro no ueni teppen ga atta tameni ressha wa dassenshita.

Words

線路 (せんろ)

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

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

鉄片 (てっぺん)

iron scraps

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

は (は)

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