予想外の事態に人々は困惑した。

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予想外の事態に人々は困惑した。

English Translation

People were bewildered by the unexpected situation.

Furigana

予想外(よそうがい)の事態(じたい)に人々(ひとびと)は困惑(こんわく)した。

Romanji

Yosōgai no jitai ni hitobito wa konwakushita.

Words

予想外 (よそうがい)

unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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

事態 (じたい)

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

困惑 (こんわく)

bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement