タクシーは信号のところで急停車した。

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タクシーは信号のところで急停車した。

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

は (は)

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

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

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

で (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