試合が始まるのが待ちきれなかった。

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試合 が 始まる の が 待ちきれなかった 。

English Translation

I was impatient for the game to start.

Furigana

試合(しあい)が始(はじ)まるのが待(ま)ちきれなかった。

Romanji

Shiai ga hajimaru no ga machikirenakatta.

Words

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

が (が)

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

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

Kanji

試

Readings: シ、 こころ.みる、 ため.す

Meanings: test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal

合

Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる

Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1

始

Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる

Meanings: commence, begin

待

Readings: タイ、 ま.つ、 -ま.ち

Meanings: wait, depend on