満員電車の中は息が詰まりそうだった。

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満員電車の中は息が詰まりそうだった。

English Translation

I thought I was going to suffocate on the crowded train.

Furigana

満員(まんいん)電車(でんしゃ)の中(なか)は息(いき)が詰(つ)まりそうだった。

Romanji

Man'in densha no naka wa iki ga tsumarisō datta.

Words

満員 (まんいん)

full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded

電車 (でんしゃ)

train; electric train

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

は (は)

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

息 (いき、おき)

breath; breathing; tone; mood

が (が)

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

だ (だ)

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