水道の蛇口が壊れていて使えなかった。

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水道の蛇口が壊れていて使えなかった。

English Translation

We couldn't use the faucet because it was out of order.

Furigana

水道(すいどう)の蛇口(じゃぐち)が壊(こわ)れていて使(つか)えなかった。

Romanji

Suidō no jaguchi ga kowareteite tsukaenakatta.

Words

水道 (すいどう)

water service; water 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

蛇口 (じゃぐち)

faucet; tap

が (が)

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

壊れる (こわれる)

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

使える (つかえる)

to be usable; to be serviceable; to be useful