残念ながら待望の試合は中止せざるを得なかった。

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English Translation

To our regret, we were obliged to call off the game, which we had been looking forward to.

Furigana

残念(ざんねん)ながら待望(たいぼう)の試合(しあい)は中止(ちゅうし)せざるを得(え)なかった。

Romanji

Zannen nagara taibō no shiai wa chūshisezaru o enakatta.

Words

残念 (ざんねん)

deplorable; bad luck; regret; disappointment

乍ら (ながら)

while; during; as; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding; all; both; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears")

待望 (たいぼう)

expectant waiting; long-awaited

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

試合 (しあい)

match; game; bout; contest

は (は)

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

中止 (ちゅうし)

suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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.

得る (うる)

to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain