もう少し注意深かったら、運転者は悲劇的な事故を避けられたのに。

Sentence Analyzer

もう少し 注意深かったら 、 運転者 は 悲劇的 な 事故 を 避けられた のに 。

English Translation

With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.

Furigana

もう少(すこ)し注意深(ちゅういぶか)かったら、運転者(うんてんしゃ)は悲劇的(ひげきてき)な事故(じこ)を避(さ)けられたのに。

Romanji

Mōsukoshi chūibukakattara, untensha wa higekiteki na jiko o sakerareta noni.

Words

もう少し (もうすこし)

a bit more; a bit longer

注意深い (ちゅういぶかい)

careful

運転者 (うんてんしゃ)

driver (of a vehicle)

は (は)

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

悲劇的 (ひげきてき)

tragic

だ (だ)

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

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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.

避ける (さける、よける)

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

Kanji

少

Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し

Meanings: few, little

注

Readings: チュウ、 そそ.ぐ、 さ.す、 つ.ぐ

Meanings: pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate

意

Reading: イ

Meanings: idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

深

Readings: シン、 ふか.い、 -ぶか.い、 ふか.まる、 ふか.める、 み-

Meanings: deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

運

Readings: ウン、 はこ.ぶ

Meanings: carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance

転

Readings: テン、 ころ.がる、 ころ.げる、 ころ.がす、 ころ.ぶ、 まろ.ぶ、 うたた、 うつ.る、 くる.めく

Meanings: revolve, turn around, change

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person

悲

Readings: ヒ、 かな.しい、 かな.しむ

Meanings: grieve, sad, deplore, regret

劇

Reading: ゲキ

Meanings: drama, play

的

Readings: テキ、 まと

Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

避

Readings: ヒ、 さ.ける、 よ.ける

Meanings: evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun