住宅事情は全然望みがなさそうだった。

住宅事情は全然望みがなさそうだった。

The housing situation seemed quite hopeless.

住宅(じゅうたく)事情(じじょう)は全然(ぜんぜん)望(のぞ)みがなさそうだった。

Jūtaku jijō wa zenzen nozomi ga nasasō datta.

住宅 (じゅうたく)

residence; housing; residential building

事情 (じじょう)

circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

は (は)

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

全然 (ぜんぜん)

not at all (with neg. verb); wholly; entirely; completely

望み (のぞみ)

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

が (が)

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

内奏 (ないそう)

secret report to the emperor

だ (だ)

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

Readings: ジュウ、ヂュウ、チュウ、す.む、す.まう、 -ず.まい

Meanings: dwell, reside, live, inhabit

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

Readings: ジ、ズ、こと、つか.う、つか.える

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

Readings: ジョウ、セイ、なさ.け

Meanings: feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts

Readings: ゼン、まった.く、すべ.て

Meanings: whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

Readings: ゼン、ネン、しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ

Meanings: sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

Readings: ボウ、モウ、のぞ.む、もち

Meanings: ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect