私の車は途中で故障した。

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私 の 車 は 途中 で 故障した 。

English Translation

My car broke down on the way.

Furigana

私(わたし)の車(くるま)は途中(とちゅう)で故障(こしょう)した。

Romanji

Watashi no kuruma wa tochū de koshōshita.

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

途中 (とちゅう)

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

車

Readings: シャ、 くるま

Meaning: car

途

Readings: ト、 みち

Meanings: route, way, road

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

障

Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る

Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm