坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はキーキー音を立てた。

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坂を下りるときに彼女のおんぼろ自転車はきーキー音を立てた。

English Translation

Her old bike squeaked as she rode down the hill.

Furigana

坂(さか)を下(お)りるときに彼女(かのじょ)のおんぼろ自転車(じてんしゃ)はキーキー音(おん)を立(た)てた。

Romanji

Saka o oriru tokini kanojo no onboro jitensha wa ki- ki-on o tateta.

Words

坂 (さか)

slope; hill

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.

降りる (おりる)

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount; to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to be granted; to be issued; to be given; to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.); to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm)

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

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

おんぼろ (おんぼろ)

worn-out; shabby; tattered; dilapidated

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

は (は)

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

キー (キー)

key; long squealing sound

立てる (たてる)

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise; to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause; to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate; to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader); to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone); to sharpen; to make clear; to shut; to close; to make tea (macha); to perform the tea ceremony; to divide by; to do ... vigorously