ある雨の夜彼は車を運転していた。

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ある雨の夜彼は車を運転していた。

English Translation

One rainy evening he was driving a car.

Furigana

ある雨(あめ)の夜(よる)彼(かれ)は車(くるま)を運転(うんてん)していた。

Romanji

Aru ame no yoru kare wa kuruma o untenshiteita.

Words

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

雨 (あめ)

rain

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

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

運転 (うんてん)

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