数冊の案内書を買ったが、どれも私の助けにはならなかった。

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English Translation

I bought several guidebooks, none of which helped me.

Furigana

数(すう)冊(さつ)の案内書(あんないしょ)を買(か)ったが、どれも私(わたし)の助(たす)けにはならなかった。

Romanji

Sū satsu no annaisho o katta ga, dore mo watashi no tasuke ni wa naranakatta.

Words

冊 (さつ)

counter for books; volume

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

案内書 (あんないしょ)

guidebook; guide

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.

買う (かう)

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

が (が)

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

何れ (どれ)

which (of three or more); whichever; any; well; now; let me see

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

助け (たすけ)

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

は (は)

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...