飛行機は離陸寸前だった。

飛行機は離陸寸前だった。

The plane was about to take off.

飛行機(ひこうき)は離陸(りりく)寸前(すんぜん)だった。

Hikōki wa ririku sunzen datta.

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

は (は)

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

離陸 (りりく)

takeoff

寸前 (すんぜん)

on the verge; on the brink; just in front of; just before

だ (だ)

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

Readings: ヒ、と.ぶ、と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

Readings: コウ、ギョウ、アン、い.く、ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、おこな.う、おこ.なう

Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank

Readings: キ、はた

Meanings: loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion

Readings: リ、はな.れる、はな.す

Meanings: detach, separation, disjoin, digress

Readings: リク、ロク、おか

Meanings: land, six

Reading: スン

Meanings: measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little, small

Readings: ゼン、まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before