私たちはテレビなしですまさなければならなかった。
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English Translation
We had to do without a TV set.
Furigana
Romanji
Watashitachi wa terebi nashi de sumasanakerebanaranakatta.
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
テレビ
(テレビ)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
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 ...
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
済ます
(すます)
to finish; to get it over with; to conclude; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
Kanji
Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me