私の成績は、父の期待にそわなかった。

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私の成績は、父の期待にそわなかった。

English Translation

My grades didn't come up to my father's expectations.

Furigana

私(わたし)の成績(せいせき)は、父(ちち)の期待(きたい)にそわなかった。

Romanji

Watashi no seiseki wa, chichi no kitai ni sowanakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

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

成績 (せいせき)

results; record; grades; marks

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

期待 (きたい)

expectation; anticipation; hope

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

そう (そう)

so; really; seeming; appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of