雨が岩場の窪んだところにいくつもの水溜まりを作っていた。

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English Translation

Rain formed pools in the hollow spaces on the rocks.

Furigana

雨(あめ)が岩場(いわば)の窪(くぼ)んだところにいくつもの水溜(みずた)まりを作(つく)っていた。

Romanji

Ame ga iwaba no kubonda tokoroni ikutsu mo no mizutamari o tsukutteita.

Words

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

岩場 (いわば)

rocky area; rockface; rock wall

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

窪む (くぼむ)

to cave in; to become depressed; to sink

幾つ (いくつ)

how many?; how old?

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

水たまり (みずたまり)

puddle; pool of water

を (を)

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.

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)