その少年は、父が彼を助けに来た時、まさに溺れるところでした。

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English Translation

The boy was on the point of drowning when his father came to his rescue.

Furigana

その少年(しょうねん)は、父(ちち)が彼(かれ)を助(たす)けに来(き)た時(とき)、まさに溺(おぼ)れるところでした。

Romanji

Sono shōnen wa, chichi ga kare o tasuke ni kita toki, masani oboreru tokoro deshita.

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

父 (ちち、とと、ちゃん、てて、かぞ、かそ、しし、あて)

father

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

助け (たすけ)

assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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

来る (きたる)

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

溺れる (おぼれる)

to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water); to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in

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

デス (デス)

death