車のエンジンがかからなかったので、私たちはバスで行った。
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English Translation
The car failing to start, we went by bus.
Furigana
Romanji
Kuruma no enjin ga kakaranakatta node, watashitachi wa basu de okonatta.
Words
車
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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
エンジン
(エンジン)
engine
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
掛かる
(かかる)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend; to deal with; to handle; to have started to; to be on the verge of; to overlap (e.g. information in a manual); to cover; to (come) at; to be fastened; to be covered (e.g. with dust, a table-cloth, etc.); to be caught in; to get a call; to depend on
ので
(ので、んで)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
バス
(バス)
bus; bath; bass
で
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
行う
(おこなう)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out