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困ったことに、その日は車の都合がつかないのです。

Sentence Analyzer

困った こと その 都合 つかない です

English Translation

The problem is that our car will not be available on that day.

Furigana

(こま)ったことに、その()(くるま)都合(つごう)がつかないのです。

Romanji

Komatta koto ni, sono hi wa kuruma no tsugō ga tsukanai no desu.

Words

困る (こまる)
to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped
(こと、こん)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as
()
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
其の (その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
()
day; days; sun; sunshine; sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate); event
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(くるま)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
()
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
都合 (つごう)
circumstances; condition; convenience; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money; in all; in total; all told
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
点く (つく)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
です (です)
be; is

Kanji

Readings: コン、 こま.る
Meanings: quandary, become distressed, annoyed
Readings: ニチ、 ジツ、 ひ、 -び、 -か
Meanings: day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car
Readings: ト、 ツ、 みやこ
Meanings: metropolis, capital
Readings: ゴウ、 ガッ、 カッ、 あ.う、 -あ.う、 あ.い、 あい-、 -あ.い、 -あい、 あ.わす、 あ.わせる、 -あ.わせる
Meanings: fit, suit, join, 0.1