彼らは森の中で死体を見つけた時、身震いせずにはいられなかった。

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English Translation

They could not help shuddering when they found a dead body in the wood.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは森(もり)の中(なか)で死体(したい)を見(み)つけた時(とき)、身震(みぶる)いせずにはいられなかった。

Romanji

Karera wa mori no naka de shitai o mitsuketa toki, miburuisezu ni wa irarenakatta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

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.

死体 (したい)

dead body; corpse; cadaver

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

身震い (みぶるい)

shivering; trembling; shuddering

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want