その少年はあやうく川へ落ちるところだった。
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English Translation
The boy all but fell into the river.
Furigana
その少年 はあやうく川 へ落 ちるところだった。
Romanji
Sono shōnen wa ayauku kawa e ochiru tokoro datta.
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...
少年
(しょうねん)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
危うい
(あやうい)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
川
(かわ、がわ)
river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
落ちる
(おちる)
to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths
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
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative