その事故が起こったとき、バスの乗客のほとんどが眠っていた。

Sentence Analyzer

その 事故 が 起こった とき 、 ばす の 乗客 の ほとんど が 眠っていた 。

English Translation

Almost all of the passenger in the bus were asleep when the accident happened.

Furigana

その事故(じこ)が起(お)こったとき、バスの乗客(じょうきゃく)のほとんどが眠(ねむ)っていた。

Romanji

Sono jiko ga okotta toki, basu no jōkyaku no hotondo ga nemutteita.

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

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

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

乗客 (じょうきゃく、じょうかく)

passenger

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes

Kanji

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

乗

Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 の.る、 -の.り、 の.せる

Meanings: ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join

客

Readings: キャク、 カク

Meanings: guest, visitor, customer, client

眠

Readings: ミン、 ねむ.る、 ねむ.い

Meanings: sleep, die, sleepy