大雨のためにすべて電車が止まって、タクシーに乗らねばなりませんでした。

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English Translation

I had to take a taxi because the heavy rain caused all the trains to stop.

Furigana

大雨(おおあめ)のためにすべて電車(でんしゃ)が止(と)まって、タクシーに乗(の)らねばなりませんでした。

Romanji

Ōame no tameni subete densha ga tomatte, takushi- ni noranebanarimasen deshita.

Words

大雨 (おおあめ)

heavy rain

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

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

が (が)

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

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

タクシー (タクシー)

taxi

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

乗る (のる)

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount; to reach; to go over; to pass; to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.); to take part; to participate; to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived; to be taken in; to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered; to stick; to attach; to take; to go on

デス (デス)

death