雨が降り出したのは昨日の夜でした。

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雨が降り出したのは昨日の夜でした。

English Translation

It was yesterday evening when it began to rain.

Furigana

雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り出(だ)したのは昨日(きのう)の夜(よる)でした。

Romanji

Ame ga furidashita no wa kinō no yoru deshita.

Words

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

降り出す (ふりだす)

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

の (の)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

昨日 (きのう、さくじつ)

yesterday

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

デス (デス)

death