母は風邪をひいて、においが嗅げなかった。

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English Translation

My mother caught a cold and couldn't smell.

Furigana

母(はは)は風邪(かぜ)をひいて、においが嗅(か)げなかった。

Romanji

Haha wa kaze o hiite, nioi ga kagenakatta.

Words

母 (はは、はわ、かか、おも、いろは、あも)

mother

は (は)

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

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

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.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

匂い (におい)

odour; odor; scent; smell; stench; aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor

が (が)

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

嗅ぐ (かぐ)

to sniff; to smell