一人の老婦人を除けばバスはがらがらだった。

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一人の老婦人を除けばばすはがらがらだった。

English Translation

The bus was empty except for one elderly woman.

Furigana

一(いち)人(にん)の老(ろう)婦人(ふじん)を除(のぞ)けばバスはがらがらだった。

Romanji

Ichi nin no rō fujin o nozokeba basu wa garagara datta.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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

老 (ろう)

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged

婦人 (ふじん)

woman; lady; adult female

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.

除く (のぞく)

to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

は (は)

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

ガラガラ (ガラガラ、がらがら)

clattering; rattling; gargling; empty; bare; uninhabited; vacant; unoccupied; raspy (voice); gravelly; rattle (e.g. baby's toy)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative