その小さな女の子は稲妻におびえたけれども、何とかして声を出さなかった。

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English Translation

The little girl managed to keep silent, having been terrified by the lightning.

Furigana

その小(ちい)さな女(おんな)の子(こ)は稲妻(いなづま)におびえたけれども、何(なん)とかして声(こえ)を出(だ)さなかった。

Romanji

Sono chiisana onnanoko wa inazuma ni obieta keredomo, nantoka shite koe o dasanakatta.

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...

小さな (ちいさな)

small; little; tiny

女の子 (おんなのこ、おんなのコ、おんにゃのこ)

girl

は (は)

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

稲妻 (いなずま、いなづま)

(flash of) lightning

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

怯える (おびえる)

to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

けど (けど、けれども、けれど、けども、けんど)

but; however; although

何とか (なんとか)

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

声 (こえ)

voice

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.

出す (だす)

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to show; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish; to make public; to send (e.g. letter); to produce (a sound); to start (fire); to serve (food); to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...