その列車の乗客はほんの僅かしかいなかった。

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English Translation

There are very few passengers in the train.

Furigana

その列車(れっしゃ)の乗客(じょうきゃく)はほんの僅(わず)かしかいなかった。

Romanji

Sono ressha no jōkyaku wa honno wazuka shika inakatta.

Words

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...

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

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

乗客 (じょうきゃく、じょうかく)

passenger

は (は)

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

本の (ほんの)

mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)

僅か (わずか)

only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

しか (しか)

only; nothing but

要る (いる)

to need; to want