列車が止まったのは嵐のせいだった。

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列車が止まったのは嵐のせいだった。

English Translation

It was because of the storm that the trains were halted.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)が止(と)まったのは嵐(あらし)のせいだった。

Romanji

Ressha ga tomatta no wa arashi no sei datta.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

が (が)

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

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

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

は (は)

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

嵐 (あらし)

storm; tempest; difficulty; trouble

所為 (せい、せえ)

consequence; outcome; result; blame

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative