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Zach

雪のため彼は外出できなかった。

Sentence Analyzer

ため 外出 できなかった

English Translation

The snow prevented his going out.

Furigana

(ゆき)のため(かれ)外出(がいしゅつ)できなかった。

Romanji

Yuki no tame kare wa gaishutsu dekinakatta.

Words

(ゆき)
snow
()
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
(ため)
good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning
(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
外出 (がいしゅつ、そとで)
outing; trip; going out
出来る (できる)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant

Kanji

Readings: セツ、 ゆき
Meaning: snow
Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 そと、 ほか、 はず.す、 はず.れる、 と-
Meaning: outside
Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす
Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude