タクシーは信号のところで急停車した。

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タクシー 信号 ところ 急停車した

English Translation

The taxi stopped dead at the traffic signal.

Furigana

タクシーは信号(しんごう)のところで急停車(きゅうていしゃ)した。

Romanji

Takushi- wa shingō no tokoro de kyūteishashita.

Words

タクシー (タクシー)
taxi
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
信号 (しんごう)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
()
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
(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
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
急停車 (きゅうていしゃ)
(coming to a) sudden stop

Kanji

Reading: シン
Meanings: faith, truth, fidelity, trust
Readings: ゴウ、 さけ.ぶ、 よびな
Meanings: nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: テイ、 と.める、 と.まる
Meanings: halt, stopping
Readings: シャ、 くるま
Meaning: car