私の車のどこが故障しているかが分かればいいのになあ。

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English Translation

I wish I knew what is wrong with my car.

Furigana

私(わたし)の車(くるま)のどこが故障(こしょう)しているかが分(わ)かればいいのになあ。

Romanji

Watashi no kuruma no doko ga koshōshiteiru ka ga wakareba ii noni nā.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

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

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

何処 (どこ、いずこ、いずく、いづこ、いどこ)

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

が (が)

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

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest

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

分かる (わかる)

to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out

いい (いい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK

のに (のに)

although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; while; if only; I wish; I tell you; you should do; in order to

なあ (なあ)

hey; say; look; used to get someone's attention or press one's point