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Zach

君に手紙を書くつもりだったんだが、忙しすぎてね。

Sentence Analyzer

手紙 書く つもり だった 忙しすぎて

English Translation

I was going to write to you, but I was too busy.

Furigana

(きみ)手紙(てがみ)()くつもりだったんだが、(いそが)しすぎてね。

Romanji

Kimi ni tegami o kaku tsumori datta n da ga, isogashisugite ne.

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
手紙 (てがみ)
letter
()
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.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
積もり (つもり)
intention; plan; conviction; belief
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative
()
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")
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
忙しい (いそがしい、せわしい)
busy; hectic; occupied; engaged
(ね、ねえ)
indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not

Kanji

Readings: クン、 きみ、 -ぎみ
Meanings: mister, you, ruler, male name suffix
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: シ、 かみ
Meaning: paper
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write
Readings: ボウ、 モウ、 いそが.しい、 せわ.しい、 おそ.れる、 うれえるさま
Meanings: busy, occupied, restless