トムはその事故の目撃者だった。

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とむはその事故の目撃者だった。

English Translation

Tom was a witness to the accident.

Furigana

トムはその事故(じこ)の目撃者(もくげきしゃ)だった。

Romanji

Tomu wa sono jiko no mokugekisha datta.

Words

富む (とむ)

to be rich; to become rich; to be abundant (with); to abound (with); to be rich (in)

は (は)

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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

目撃者 (もくげきしゃ)

eye-witness; witness

だ (だ)

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