私は立ち止まって車が通り過ぎるのを待った。

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English Translation

I stopped and waited for the car to pass.

Furigana

私(わたし)は立(た)ち止(ど)まって車(くるま)が通(とお)り過(す)ぎるのを待(ま)った。

Romanji

Watashi wa tachidomatte kuruma ga tōrisugiru no o matta.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

は (は)

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

立ち止まる (たちどまる)

to stop; to halt; to stand still

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

が (が)

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

通り過ぎる (とおりすぎる)

to pass; to pass through

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

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.

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need