たいして行かぬうちに、彼らは老人に出会った。

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English Translation

They had not gone very far when they met an old man.

Furigana

たいして行(い)かぬうちに、彼(かれ)らは老人(ろうじん)に出会(であ)った。

Romanji

Taishite ikanu uchini, karera wa rōjin ni deatta.

Words

大して (たいして)

(not so) much; (not) very

行く (いく、ゆく)

to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach; to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk; to die; to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream; to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm; to come; to cum; to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

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

出会う (であう)

to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)