地震のために汽車は５時間止まっていた。

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地震のために汽車は５時間止まっていた。

English Translation

Our train stopped for five hours owing to the earthquake.

Furigana

地震(じしん)のために汽車(きしゃ)は５時間(じかん)止(と)まっていた。

Romanji

Jishin no tameni kisha wa go jikan tomatteita.

Words

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

汽車 (きしゃ)

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

は (は)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

時間 (じかん)

time; hours

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on