夜の間に屋根に積もった雪がガサッと落ちてきた。

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夜の間に屋根に積もった雪ががさっと落ちてきた。

English Translation

The snow that had piled up on the roof at night came down with a thud.

Furigana

夜(よる)の間(ま)に屋根(やね)に積(つ)もった雪(ゆき)がガサッと落(お)ちてきた。

Romanji

Yoru no ma ni yane ni tsumotta yuki ga ga satto ochitekita.

Words

夜 (よる、よ)

evening; night

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

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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

屋根 (やね)

roof

積もる (つもる)

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

雪 (ゆき)

snow

が (が)

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

我 (が)

obstinacy; atman; the self; the ego

颯と (さっと)

quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

落ちる (おちる)

to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; to become indecent (of a conversation); to be ruined; to go under; to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; to come to (in the end); to end in; to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); to swoon (judo); to consent; to understand; to crash; to freeze; to die; to move to the depths