きょうは８時のバスが定刻より早かった。

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きょうは８時のばすが定刻より早かった。

English Translation

The eight o'clock bus was early today.

Furigana

きょうは８時(じ)のバスが定刻(ていこく)より早(はや)かった。

Romanji

Kyō wa hachi ji no basu ga teikoku yori hayakatta.

Words

京 (きょう、けい)

imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha-uta; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000; ten quadrillion

は (は)

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

八 (はち、や)

eight

時 (じ)

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

が (が)

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

定刻 (ていこく)

appointed time; timetable; schedule

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick