僕がこの質問に答えるのは不可能だった。

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僕がこの質問に答えるのは不可能だった。

English Translation

It was impossible for me to answer this question.

Furigana

僕(ぼく)がこの質問(しつもん)に答(こた)えるのは不可能(ふかのう)だった。

Romanji

Boku ga kono shitsumon ni kotaeru no wa fukanō datta.

Words

僕 (ぼく)

I; me; you; manservant

が (が)

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

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

質問 (しつもん)

question; inquiry; enquiry

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

答える (こたえる)

to answer; to reply

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

は (は)

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

不可能 (ふかのう)

impossible

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative