二台の車は道路で正面衝突するところだった。

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English Translation

The two cars almost met head-on on the way.

Furigana

二(に)台(だい)の車(くるま)は道路(どうろ)で正面(しょうめん)衝突(しょうとつ)するところだった。

Romanji

Ni dai no kuruma wa dōro de shōmen shōtotsusuru tokoro datta.

Words

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

台 (だい)

stand; rack; table; support; belt; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

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.

正面 (しょうめん)

front; frontage; facade; main

衝突 (しょうとつ)

collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

だ (だ)

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