こうじはついていた。交通事故でたった車のサイドをちょっとかすっただけだった。

Sentence Analyzer

こうじはついていた。交通事故でたった車のさいどをちょっとかすっただけだった。

English Translation

Kouji was lucky; his traffic accident left only a minor scratch on the side of his car.

Furigana

こうじはついていた。交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)でたった車(くるま)のサイドをちょっとかすっただけだった。

Romanji

Kōji wa tsuiteita. kōtsū jiko de tatta kuruma no saido o chotto kasutta dake datta.

Words

講じる (こうじる)

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

は (は)

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

注ぐ (つぐ)

(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink

交通 (こうつう)

traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

たった (たった)

only; merely; but; no more than

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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

再度 (さいど)

twice; again; second time

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.

一寸 (ちょっと、ちょと、チョット、ちょいと、チョッと)

just a minute; short time; just a little; somewhat; easily; readily; rather; (will not) easily; hey!

か (か)

indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way

丈 (だけ)

only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; as (e.g. as soon as, as much as); worth

だ (だ)

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