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Zach

ちょうどその時電話はふさがっていた。

Sentence Analyzer

ちょうど その 電話 ふさがっていた

English Translation

The telephone was being used at the moment.

Furigana

ちょうどその(とき)電話(でんわ)はふさがっていた。

Romanji

Chōdo sono toki denwa wa fusagatteita.

Words

丁度 (ちょうど)
just; right; exactly
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
塞がる (ふさがる、ふたがる)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be healed (e.g. wound); to be shut up; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk