受験したが失敗するだけだった。

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受験した 失敗する だけ だった

English Translation

I sat for the exam, only to fail.

Furigana

受験(じゅけん)したが失敗(しっぱい)するだけだった。

Romanji

Jukenshita ga shippaisuru dake datta.

Words

受験 (じゅけん)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
失敗 (しっぱい)
failure; mistake; blunder
(だけ)
only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ジュ、 う.ける、 -う.け、 う.かる
Meanings: accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
Readings: ケン、 ゲン、 あかし、 しるし、 ため.す、 ためし
Meanings: verification, effect, testing
Readings: シツ、 うしな.う、 う.せる
Meanings: lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss
Readings: ハイ、 やぶ.れる
Meanings: failure, defeat, reversal