手紙を読んだとたんに彼女は泣き出した。

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手紙を読んだとたんに彼女は泣き出した。

English Translation

As soon as she read the letter, she began to cry.

Furigana

手紙(てがみ)を読(よ)んだとたんに彼女(かのじょ)は泣(な)き出(だ)した。

Romanji

Tegami o yonda totanni kanojo wa nakidashita.

Words

手紙 (てがみ)

letter

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.

読む (よむ)

to read; to count; to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine

途端に (とたんに)

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

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

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl