その事故は某映画スターの酔っぱらい運転のせいだった。

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English Translation

The accident was due to the drunken driving of a certain film star.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)は某(ぼう)映画(えいが)スターの酔(よ)っぱらい運転(うんてん)のせいだった。

Romanji

Sono jiko wa bō eiga suta- no yopparai unten no sei 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...

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

は (は)

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

某 (ぼう)

certain; one

映画 (えいが)

movie; film

スター (スター)

star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

酔っ払い (よっぱらい)

drunkard

運転 (うんてん)

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run; driving; working (capital, etc.)

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative