村人たちがおそれていたのは餓えた熊だった。

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English Translation

It was the hungry bears that the villagers were afraid of.

Furigana

村人(むらびと)たちがおそれていたのは餓(う)えた熊(くま)だった。

Romanji

Murabitotachi ga osoreteita no wa ueta kuma datta.

Words

が (が)

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

恐れる (おそれる)

to fear; to be afraid of

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

は (は)

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

飢える (うえる、かつえる)

to starve; to thirst; to be hungry

熊 (くま)

bear (animal)

だ (だ)

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