その洞窟は手探りで進まなければならないほど暗かった。
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English Translation
The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way.
Furigana
その洞窟 は手探 りで進 まなければならないほど暗 かった。
Romanji
Sono dōkutsu wa tesaguri de susumanakerebanaranai hodo kurakatta.
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...
洞窟
(どうくつ)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
程
(ほど)
degree; extent; bounds; limit; indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit
暗い
(くらい)
dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown
Kanji
Readings: ドウ、 ほら
Meanings: den, cave, excavation
Readings: クツ、 コツ、 いわや、 いはや、 あな
Meaning: cavern
Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-
Meaning: hand
Readings: タン、 さぐ.る、 さが.す
Meanings: grope, search, look for
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote
Readings: アン、 くら.い、 くら.む、 くれ.る
Meanings: darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded