その洞穴はとても暗かったので、彼らは手探りで進まねばならなかった。

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English Translation

The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.

Furigana

その洞穴(ほらあな)はとても暗(くら)かったので、彼(かれ)らは手探(てさぐ)りで進(すす)まねばならなかった。

Romanji

Sono horaana wa totemo kurakatta node, karera wa tesaguri de susumanebanaranakatta.

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...

洞穴 (どうけつ、ほらあな)

cave; den; grotto

は (は)

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

迚も (とても、とっても)

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

暗い (くらい)

dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

手探り (てさぐり)

fumbling; groping

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.

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste