爆弾が爆発したとき、私はそこにいた。

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爆弾 が 爆発した とき 、 私 は そこ に いた 。

English Translation

When the bomb exploded, I happened to be there.

Furigana

爆弾(ばくだん)が爆発(ばくはつ)したとき、私(わたし)はそこにいた。

Romanji

Bakudan ga bakuhatsushita toki, watashi wa soko ni ita.

Words

爆弾 (ばくだん、バクダン)

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shochu highball, also beer with whiskey)

が (が)

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

爆発 (ばくはつ)

explosion; detonation; eruption

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

其処 (そこ)

there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); you

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

Kanji

爆

Readings: バク、 は.ぜる

Meanings: bomb, burst open, pop, split

弾

Readings: ダン、 タン、 ひ.く、 -ひ.き、 はず.む、 たま、 はじ.く、 はじ.ける、 ただ.す、 はじ.きゆみ

Meanings: bullet, twang, flip, snap

発

Readings: ハツ、 ホツ、 た.つ、 あば.く、 おこ.る、 つか.わす、 はな.つ

Meanings: departure, discharge, publish, emit, start from, disclose, counter for gunshots

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me