突然、猫の鋭い叫び声が私たちに聞こえた。

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English Translation

All of a sudden, we heard the sharp cry of a cat.

Furigana

突然(とつぜん)、猫(ねこ)の鋭(するど)い叫(さけ)び声(ごえ)が私(わたし)たちに聞(き)こえた。

Romanji

Totsuzen, neko no surudoi sakebigoe ga watashitachi ni kikoeta.

Words

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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

鋭い (するどい)

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise); perceptive; keen; quick (mind); astute; shrewd; discerning; nimble; agile; quick

叫び声 (さけびごえ)

shout; yell; scream

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

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

聞こえる (きこえる)

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed