私たちは大雨のため釣りに行けなかった。

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私たちは大雨のため釣りに行けなかった。

English Translation

The heavy rain prevented us from going fishing.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは大雨(おおあめ)のため釣(つ)りに行(い)けなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ōame no tame tsuri ni ikenakatta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

大雨 (おおあめ)

heavy rain

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 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

釣り (つり)

fishing; angling; change (e.g. for a purchase); trolling; writing false posts online

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

行ける (いける、イケる)

to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good