嵐が私たちの町に近づいていた。
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English Translation
A storm was approaching our town.
Furigana
Romanji
Arashi ga watashitachi no machi ni chikazuiteita.
Words
嵐
(あらし)
storm; tempest; difficulty; trouble
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
私たち
(わたしたち、わたくしたち)
we; us
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
町
(まち、ちょう)
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
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
近づく
(ちかづく、ちかずく)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know