私達の車は通りの真ん中で故障した。

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私達の車は通りの真ん中で故障した。

English Translation

Our car broke down in the middle of the street.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)の車(くるま)は通(とお)りの真(ま)ん中(なか)で故障(こしょう)した。

Romanji

Watashitachi no kuruma wa tōri no mannaka de koshōshita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

通り (とおり)

avenue; street; way; road; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice); fame; reputation; popularity; the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said); understanding; comprehension; counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)

middle; centre; center; mid-way

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

故障 (こしょう)

breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order; damage; hurt; objection; protest