老人が一人、道路で死んでいた。

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老人が一人、道路で死んでいた。

English Translation

An old man lay dead on the road.

Furigana

老人(ろうじん)が一(いち)人(にん)、道路(どうろ)で死(し)んでいた。

Romanji

Rōjin ga ichi nin, dōro de shindeita.

Words

老人 (ろうじん)

the aged; old person

が (が)

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

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.

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop