私は風邪をひいた。そういうわけで昨日会合に出席できなかった。

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English Translation

I caught a cold. That is why I could not attend the meeting yesterday.

Furigana

私(わたし)は風邪(かぜ)をひいた。そういうわけで昨日(きのう)会合(かいごう)に出席(しゅっせき)できなかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa kaze o hiita. sōiu wake de kinō kaigō ni shusseki dekinakatta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

は (は)

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

風邪 (かぜ、ふうじゃ)

common cold; cold; influenza; flu; ague

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.

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down

そう言う (そういう、そうゆう)

such; like that; that sort of; very

訳 (わけ)

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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.

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

会合 (かいごう)

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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

出席 (しゅっせき)

attendance; presence; appearance; to attend; to be present; to appear

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