先を争って人が出口に殺到した。

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先を争って人が出口に殺到した。

English Translation

There was a mad rush toward the exit.

Furigana

先(さき)を争(あらそ)って人(ひと)が出口(でぐち)に殺到(さっとう)した。

Romanji

Saki o arasotte hito ga deguchi ni sattōshita.

Words

先 (さき)

previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; head (of a line); front; ahead; the other side; the future; hereafter; destination; the other party

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.

抗う (あらがう)

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

出口 (でぐち)

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; leak; vent

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

殺到 (さっとう)

rush; flood