ホーキング博士は、ある１冊の本をほぼ書き終えたところだった。

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English Translation

Dr. Hawking had almost finished writing a book.

Furigana

ホーキング博士(はかせ)は、ある１冊(さつ)の本(ほん)をほぼ書(か)き終(お)えたところだった。

Romanji

Ho-Kingu hakase wa, aru ichi satsu no hon o hobo kakioeta tokoro datta.

Words

博士 (はかせ、はくし)

doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title); expert; learned person

は (は)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

一 (いち)

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

冊 (さつ)

counter for books; volume

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

本 (ほん)

book; volume; script; this; present; main; head; real; regular; counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls

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.

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

書く (かく)

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

だ (だ)

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