私はコーヒーには砂糖がなくてはだめなのです。

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コーヒー 砂糖 なくて だめな です

English Translation

I cannot do without sugar in my coffee.

Furigana

(わたし)はコーヒーには砂糖(さとう)がなくてはだめなのです。

Romanji

Watashi wa ko-hi- ni wa satō ga nakute wa damena no desu.

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
珈琲 (コーヒー、こーひー)
coffee
()
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
砂糖 (さとう)
sugar
()
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 ...
駄目 (だめ、ダメ)
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken; hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless; cannot; must not; not allowed
()
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
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: サ、 シャ、 すな
Meaning: sand
Reading: トウ
Meaning: sugar