いい監督を探すのに3年費やしたが、見つからなかった。

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いい監督を探すのに 3 年費やしたが、見つからなかった。

English Translation

I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.

Furigana

いい監督(かんとく)を探(さが)すのに3年(ねん)費(つい)やしたが、見(み)つからなかった。

Romanji

Ii kantoku o sagasu no ni 3 nen tsuiyashita ga, mitsukaranakatta.

Words

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

監督 (かんとく)

supervision; control; superintendence; direction; director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss

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.

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote

が (が)

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

見つかる (みつかる)

to be found; to be discovered