車は草地に飛び込み、しばらくガクンガクンと走って止まったのです。

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English Translation

The car dove into the field and, after bumping along for a time, came to a halt.

Furigana

車(くるま)は草地(くさち)に飛(と)び込(こ)み、しばらくガクンガクンと走(はし)って止(と)まったのです。

Romanji

Kuruma wa Kusachi ni tobikomi, shibaraku gakungakun to hashitte tomatta no desu.

Words

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

草地 (くさち、そうち)

meadow; grassland

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

飛び込む (とびこむ)

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive; to burst in; to barge in

暫く (しばらく、しゅゆ、すゆ)

little while; short while; moment; instant; a while; quite a time; it's been a long time

ガクンガクン (ガクンガクン)

jerkingly

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

止まる (とまる)

to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended; to alight; to perch on

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

です (です)

be; is