私はメアリーに電話したが話し中だった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
I phoned Mary, but the line was busy.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashi wa Meari- ni denwashita ga hanashichū 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
に
(に)
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
電話
(でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative