私はローンの支払いが少しとどこおっていた。

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私 は ローン の 支払い が 少し とどこおっていた 。

English Translation

I was a little behind in my loan payments.

Furigana

私(わたし)はローンの支払(しはら)いが少(すこ)しとどこおっていた。

Romanji

Watashi wa ro-n no shiharai ga sukoshi todokōtteita.

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

ローン (ローン)

loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)

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

支払い (しはらい)

payment

が (が)

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

少し (すこし)

small quantity; little; few; something; little while; short distance

滞る (とどこおる)

to stagnate; to be delayed

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

支

Readings: シ、 ささ.える、 つか.える、 か.う

Meanings: branch, support, sustain, branch radical (no. 65)

払

Readings: フツ、 ヒツ、 ホツ、 はら.う、 -はら.い、 -ばら.い

Meanings: pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little