夜の間にきっと雨が降ったのだろう。道路がぬれているから。

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English Translation

It must have rained during the night; the road is wet.

Furigana

夜(よる)の間(ま)にきっと雨(あめ)が降(ふ)ったのだろう。道路(どうろ)がぬれているから。

Romanji

Yoru no ma ni kitto ame ga futta no darou. dōro ga nureteiru kara.

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

屹度 (きっと、キッと)

surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight; suddenly; abruptly; instantly

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea

だ (だ)

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

道路 (どうろ)

road; highway

濡れる (ぬれる)

to get wet

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since