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私は荷造りに忙しかった、なぜなら2日後にフランスに出発することになっていたから。

Sentence Analyzer

荷造り 忙しかった なぜ なら 日後 フランス 出発する こと なっていた から

English Translation

I was busy packing, because I was leaving for France in two days.

Furigana

(わたし)荷造(にづく)りに(いそが)しかった、なぜなら2日後(にちご)にフランスに出発(しゅっぱつ)することになっていたから。

Romanji

Watashi wa nizukuri ni isogashikatta, naze nara ni nichigo ni Furansu ni shuppatsusuru koto ni natteita kara.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
荷作り (にづくり)
packing; baling; crating
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
何故 (なぜ、なにゆえ)
why; how
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
(に、ふた、ふ、ふう)
two
仏蘭西 (フランス)
France
出発 (しゅっぱつ)
departure
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
成る (なる)
to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...
から (から)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: カ、 に
Meanings: baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight
Readings: ゾウ、 つく.る、 つく.り、 -づく.り
Meanings: create, make, structure, physique
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
Meanings: behind, back, later
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude
Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ
Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots