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彼はすごいスピードで走りだした、すると人々は跳び退いて彼に道をゆずり始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

すごい スピード 走りだした すると 人々 跳び 退いて ゆずり始めた

English Translation

He started to run very fast, so that people began to jump out of his way.

Furigana

(かれ)はすごいスピードで(はし)りだした、すると人々(ひとびと)()退(しりぞ)いて(かれ)(みち)をゆずり(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kare wa sugoi supi-do de hashiridashita, suruto hitobito wa tobi shirizoite kare ni michi o yuzurihajimeta.

Words

(かれ)
he; him; his; boyfriend
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
凄い (すごい)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific; to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
スピード (スピード)
speed
(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.
走る (はしる)
to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward
すると (すると)
thereupon; hereupon
人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)
each person; people; men and women; everybody
飛ぶ (とぶ)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop
退く (どく、のく)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit; to secede
()
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
(みち)
road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means
()
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.
強請る (ねだる、ゆする)
to tease; to coax; to solicit; to demand; to extort

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ソウ、 はし.る
Meaning: run
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: チョウ、 は.ねる、 と.ぶ、 -と.び
Meanings: hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap
退
Readings: タイ、 しりぞ.く、 しりぞ.ける、 ひ.く、 の.く、 の.ける、 ど.く
Meanings: retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject
Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち
Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
Readings: シ、 はじ.める、 -はじ.める、 はじ.まる
Meanings: commence, begin