電車にはほとんど乗客がいなかったので席を見つけるのは簡単だった。

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English Translation

It was easy to find seats in the train because there were so few passengers.

Furigana

電車(でんしゃ)にはほとんど乗客(じょうきゃく)がいなかったので席(せき)を見(み)つけるのは簡単(かんたん)だった。

Romanji

Densha ni wa hotondo jōkyaku ga inakatta node seki o mitsukeru no wa kantan datta.

Words

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

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

は (は)

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

殆ど (ほとんど)

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost

乗客 (じょうきゃく、じょうかく)

passenger

が (が)

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

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

ので (ので、んで)

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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

簡単 (かんたん)

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

だ (だ)

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