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僕の錆付いたフォードが故障して、交差点を塞いでしまった。

Sentence Analyzer

錆付いた フォード 故障して 交差点 塞いでしまった

English Translation

My rusty Ford broke down, obstructing the intersection.

Furigana

(ぼく)錆付(さびつ)いたフォードが故障(こしょう)して、交差点(こうさてん)(ふさ)いでしまった。

Romanji

Boku no sabitsuita Fuxo-Do ga koshōshite, kōsaten o fusaideshimatta.

Words

(ぼく)
I; me; you; manservant
()
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
錆つく (さびつく)
to rust together; to be rust-covered; to be rust-eaten; to lose one's skill
フォード (フォード)
ford; Ford (car)
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
故障 (こしょう)
breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest
交差点 (こうさてん)
crossing; intersection
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
塞ぐ (ふさぐ)
to stop up; to close up; to block (up); to plug up; to shut up; to cover (ears, eyes, etc.); to close (eyes, mouth); to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up; to take up; to perform one's role; to do one's duty; to feel depressed; to mope

Kanji

Readings: ボク、 しもべ
Meanings: me, I (male)
Readings: ショウ、 セイ、 さび、 くわ.しい
Meaning: tarnish
Readings: フ、 つ.ける、 -つ.ける、 -づ.ける、 つ.け、 つ.け-、 -つ.け、 -づ.け、 -づけ、 つ.く、 -づ.く、 つ.き、 -つ.き、 -つき、 -づ.き、 -づき
Meanings: adhere, attach, refer to, append
Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと
Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Readings: ショウ、 さわ.る
Meanings: hinder, hurt, harm
Readings: コウ、 まじ.わる、 まじ.える、 ま.じる、 まじ.る、 ま.ざる、 ま.ぜる、 -か.う、 か.わす、 かわ.す、 こもごも
Meanings: mingle, mixing, association, coming & going
Readings: サ、 さ.す、 さ.し
Meanings: distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance
Readings: テン、 つ.ける、 つ.く、 た.てる、 さ.す、 とぼ.す、 とも.す、 ぼち
Meanings: spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point
Readings: ソク、 サイ、 ふさ.ぐ、 とりで、 み.ちる
Meanings: close, shut, cover, block, obstruct