私は雨が降り出す前に学校に着いた。

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私 は 雨 が 降り出す 前 に 学校 に 着いた 。

English Translation

I reached school before the rain started.

Furigana

私(わたし)は雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り出(だ)す前(まえ)に学校(がっこう)に着(つ)いた。

Romanji

Watashi wa ame ga furidasu mae ni gakkō ni tsuita.

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

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

降り出す (ふりだす)

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

学校 (がっこう)

school

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

Kanji

私

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし

Meanings: private, I, me

雨

Readings: ウ、 あめ、 あま-、 -さめ

Meaning: rain

降

Readings: コウ、 ゴ、 お.りる、 お.ろす、 ふ.る、 ふ.り、 くだ.る、 くだ.す

Meanings: descend, precipitate, fall, surrender

出

Readings: シュツ、 スイ、 で.る、 -で、 だ.す、 -だ.す、 い.でる、 い.だす

Meanings: exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

前

Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ

Meanings: in front, before

学

Readings: ガク、 まな.ぶ

Meanings: study, learning, science

校

Readings: コウ、 キョウ

Meanings: exam, school, printing, proof, correction

着

Readings: チャク、 ジャク、 き.る、 -ぎ、 き.せる、 -き.せ、 つ.く、 つ.ける

Meanings: don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing