風邪(かぜ)を()ひ()い()た() kazewohiitaせい seiで de声(こえ)が()出(で)な()く()な()っ()た() koegadenakunatta。 I lost my voice because of a cold. Literal Cold [object-を] caught [cause-せいで] voice [subject-が] not-come-out became. ~せいで means 'because of (something negative)' — carries blame. 声が出なくなった is 'voice stopped coming out.' せいで contrasts with おかげで (because of — positive). healthillness/cold~せいで (because of, blame)
風邪(かぜ)を()ひ()い()た() kazewohiitaせい seiで de声(こえ)が()出(で)な()く()な()っ()た() koegadenakunatta。 I lost my voice because of a cold. Literal Cold [object-を] caught [cause-せいで] voice [subject-が] not-come-out became. ~せいで means 'because of (something negative)' — carries blame. 声が出なくなった is 'voice stopped coming out.' せいで contrasts with おかげで (because of — positive). healthillness/cold~せいで (because of, blame)