私たちの考えは実際には役に立たなかった。

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English Translation

Our idea did not work in practice.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの考(かんが)えは実際(じっさい)には役(やくた)に立()たなかった。

Romanji

Watashitachi no kangae wa jissai ni wa yakunitatanakatta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

考え (かんがえ)

thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept; idea; notion; imagination; intention; plan; design; consideration; judgement; deliberation; reflection; wish; hope; expectation

は (は)

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

実際 (じっさい)

practicality; practical; reality; actuality; actual conditions; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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

役に立つ (やくにたつ)

to be helpful; to be useful