私は、ストライキのために、旅行を中止しなければならなかった。

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English Translation

I had to cancel my trip on account of the strike.

Furigana

私(わたし)は、ストライキのために、旅行(りょこう)を中止(ちゅうし)しなければならなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa, sutoraiki no tameni, ryokō o chūshishinakerebanaranakatta.

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

ストライキ (ストライキ)

strike (i.e. industrial action)

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

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

旅行 (りょこう)

travel; trip

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

中止 (ちゅうし)

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption