できない

できなかった
I was going to cook chicken curry, but I couldn't. There was no chicken nor curry roux in the fridge.

電池

The battery is dead.

テレビ

Are you going to be on TV?

電車

take the tube

天気・天候

It's nice weather today, isn't it?

そちらの天気はどう？

How is the weather over there?

Look!   It's snowing.
How was the weather?
What was the weather like?