前の席に運転手が座っていた。

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前の席に運転手が座っていた。

English Translation

A chauffeur sat in front.

Furigana

前(まえ)の席(せき)に運転手(うんてんしゅ)が座(すわ)っていた。

Romanji

Mae no seki ni untenshu ga suwatteita.

Words

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

席 (せき)

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

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

運転手 (うんてんしゅ)

driver; chauffeur

が (が)

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

座る (すわる)

to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still