私は食べ物が無いために餓死するところだった。

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English Translation

I should have starved to death for want of food.

Furigana

私(わたし)は食(た)べ物(もの)が無(な)いために餓死(がし)するところだった。

Romanji

Watashi wa tabemono ga nai tameni gashisuru tokoro datta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

食べ物 (たべもの)

food

が (が)

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

無い (ない)

nonexistent; not being (there); unpossessed; unowned; not had; unique; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; not ...; to not be...; to have not ...

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

餓死 (がし、がしん)

(death from) starvation; starving to death

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative