道路を横断している時に、私は危うく車にはねられそうになった。

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English Translation

Crossing the street, I was nearly hit by a car.

Furigana

道路(どうろ)を横断(おうだん)している時(とき)に、私(わたし)は危(あや)うく車(くるま)にはねられそうになった。

Romanji

Dōro o ōdanshiteiru tokini, watashi wa ayauku kuruma ni haneraresō ni natta.

Words

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

を (を)

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.

横断 (おうだん)

crossing; transverse

時に (ときに)

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally

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

危うい (あやうい)

dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious; in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk; uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful; close (i.e. a close call); narrow

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...