交通騒音のために、私たちはその人が言ったことが聞こえなかった。

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English Translation

The noise of traffic prevented us from hearing what the man said.

Furigana

交通(こうつう)騒音(そうおん)のために、私(わたし)たちはその人(ひと)が言(い)ったことが聞(き)こえなかった。

Romanji

Kōtsū sōon no tameni, watashitachi wa sono hito ga itta koto ga kikoenakatta.

Words

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

騒音 (そうおん)

noise

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed