午前中ずっと、ジョーンズさんと連絡を取ろうとしているのですが、いつかけても話中なのです。

Sentence Analyzer

午前中 ずっと ジョーンズ さん 連絡 取ろう している です いつ かけて 話中 です

English Translation

I have been trying all morning to get in touch with Mr Jones, but his line is always busy.

Furigana

午前中(ごぜんちゅう)ずっと、ジョーンズさんと連絡(れんらく)()ろうとしているのですが、いつかけても話中(はなしちゅう)なのです。

Romanji

Gozenchū zutto, Jo-Nzu san to renraku o torou to shiteiru no desu ga, itsu kakete mo hanashichū na no desu.

Words

午前中 (ごぜんちゅう)
this morning; in the morning; throughout the morning
ずっと (ずっと、ずーっと、ずうっと)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way; much (better, etc.); by far; far and away; far away; long ago; direct; straight
さん (さん)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
()
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
連絡 (れんらく)
to contact; to get in touch; contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message; connection; coordination; junction; intercalary; intercalaris; internuncial
()
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.
取る (とる)
to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
為る (する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
()
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
です (です)
be; is
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
何時 (いつ)
when; how soon
架ける (かける)
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
()
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other
話し中 (はなしちゅう)
busy (phone)
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: ゴ、 うま
Meanings: noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る
Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings: レン、 つら.なる、 つら.ねる、 つ.れる、 -づ.れ
Meanings: take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique
Readings: ラク、 から.む、 から.まる
Meanings: entwine, coil around, get caught in
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk