残念ながらきのうはお伺いできませんでした。

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残念 ながら きのう は お 伺いできません でした 。

English Translation

I regret to say I couldn't come yesterday.

Furigana

残念(ざんねん)ながらきのうはお伺(うかが)いできませんでした。

Romanji

Zannen nagara kinō wa o ukagaidekimasen deshita.

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")

機能 (きのう)

function; facility; faculty; feature

は (は)

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

御 (お、おん)

honorific/polite/humble prefix

伺う (うかがう)

to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

デス (デス)

death

Kanji

残

Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り

Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance

念

Reading: ネン

Meanings: wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention

伺

Readings: シ、 うかが.う

Meanings: pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore