あの子供はあやうく溺れるところだった。
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English Translation
The child came near being drowned.
Furigana
あの子供 はあやうく溺 れるところだった。
Romanji
Ano kodomo wa ayauku oboreru tokoro datta.
Words
彼の
(あの、かの)
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
子供
(こども)
child; children
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
危うい
(あやうい)
dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow
溺れる
(おぼれる)
to drown; to nearly drown; to sink below the surface (of water); to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to wallow in
所
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
だ
(だ)
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative