私たちがエンジンを動かせるかどうかは疑わしい。

Sentence Analyzer

私たち が えんじん を 動かせる か どう か は 疑わしい 。

English Translation

It is doubtful if we can get the engine working.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちがエンジンを動(うご)かせるかどうかは疑(うたが)わしい。

Romanji

Watashitachi ga enjin o ugokaseru ka dō ka wa utagawashii.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

エンジン (エンジン)

engine

を (を)

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.

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

如何 (どう、いかが、いか)

how; in what way; how about

は (は)

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

疑わしい (うたがわしい)

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

疑

Readings: ギ、 うたが.う

Meanings: doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question