我々は五分間ドアをノックしたが、無駄だった。

Sentence Analyzer

我々は五分間ドアをのっくしたが、無駄だった。

English Translation

We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は五(ご)分間(ふんかん)ドアをノックしたが、無駄(むだ)だった。

Romanji

Wareware wa go funkan doa o nokkushita ga, muda datta.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

分間 (ふんかん)

~ minutes interval

ドア (ドア)

door (Western-style)

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.

ノック (ノック)

knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

が (が)

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

無駄 (むだ)

futility; uselessness; pointlessness

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative