バックミラーに赤いランプが点滅しているのが見えた時は、ガックリきたね。

Sentence Analyzer

バックミラーに赤いらんぷが点滅しているのが見えた時は、がっくりきたね。

English Translation

I saw flashing red lights in my rear-view mirror and my heart sank.

Furigana

バックミラーに赤(あか)いランプが点滅(てんめつ)しているのが見(み)えた時(とき)は、ガックリきたね。

Romanji

Bakkumira- ni akai ranpu ga tenmetsushiteiru no ga mieta toki wa, gakkuri kita ne.

Words

バックミラー (バックミラー、バック・ミラー)

rearview mirror

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

赤い (あかい)

red; Red (i.e. communist)

ランプ (ランプ)

lamp; light; ramp; rump

が (が)

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

点滅 (てんめつ)

switching on and off; flashing; blinking; flickering

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

は (は)

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

がっくり (がっくり)

heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed

抉る (えぐる、くる)

to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

ね (ね、ねえ)

indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; hey; come on; listen; not