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君に電話ができなかった。電話が壊れていたんだ。

Sentence Analyzer

電話 できなかった 電話 壊れていた

English Translation

I couldn't call you; the telephone was out of order.

Furigana

(きみ)電話(でんわ)ができなかった。電話(でんわ)(こわ)れていたんだ。

Romanji

Kimi ni denwa ga dekinakatta. denwa ga kowareteita n da.

Words

(きみ)
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
()
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
電話 (でんわ)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
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
壊れる (こわれる)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
()
yes; yeah; uh huh; negative verb ending used in informal speech (abbr. of negative verb ending "nu"); abbr. of particle "no"; abbr. of particle "ni" (used especially when it precedes the verb "naru")
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Reading: デン
Meaning: electricity
Readings: ワ、 はな.す、 はなし
Meanings: tale, talk
Readings: カイ、 エ、 こわ.す、 こわ.れる、 やぶ.る
Meanings: demolition, break, destroy