その家に火がついたとき私は恐怖の念に駆られた。

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English Translation

When the house caught fire, an awful feeling came over me.

Furigana

その家(いえ)に火(ひ)がついたとき私(わたし)は恐怖(きょうふ)の念(ねん)に駆(か)られた。

Romanji

Sono ie ni hi ga tsuita toki watashi wa kyōfu no nen ni karareta.

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...

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

が (が)

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

点く (つく)

to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

恐怖 (きょうふ、くふ)

fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare; panic

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

念 (ねん)

sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; concern; attention; care

駆る (かる)

to drive (car); to spur on; to impel