警察は何の手がかりも見出せなかった。

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警察は何の手がかりも見出せなかった。

English Translation

The police didn't find any clues.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は何(なに)の手(て)がかりも見出(みだ)せなかった。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa nani no tegakari mo midasenakatta.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

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

手掛かり (てがかり)

clue; key; trail; scent; track; contact; handhold; on hand

も (も)

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