そのバス停で人々は整列して待っていたが、バスが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた。

Sentence Analyzer

そのばす停で人々は整列して待っていたが、ばすが止まるとすぐにその列は崩れた。

English Translation

At the bus stop, people waited in orderly lines, but as soon as the bus pulled up, the line broke up.

Furigana

そのバス停(てい)で人々(ひとびと)は整列(せいれつ)して待(ま)っていたが、バスが止(と)まるとすぐにその列(れつ)は崩(くず)れた。

Romanji

Sono basutei de hitobito wa seiretsushite matteita ga, basu ga tomaru to sugu ni sono retsu wa kuzureta.

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...

バス停 (バスてい)

bus stop

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

整列 (せいれつ)

standing in a row; forming a line; alignment

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need

が (が)

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

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

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

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

崩れる (くずれる)

to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to become disorganized; to become untidy; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market); to slump; to decline; to break money into small change; to turn bad (e.g. weather); to change for the worse; to deteriorate