私は、暗闇の中に一人でいるのがこわかった。

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English Translation

I was scared to be alone in the dark.

Furigana

私(わたし)は、暗闇(くらやみ)の中(なか)に一(いち)人(にん)でいるのがこわかった。

Romanji

Watashi wa, kurayami no nakani ichi nin de iru no ga kowakatta.

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

暗闇 (くらやみ)

darkness; the dark

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

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

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.

要る (いる)

to need; to want

が (が)

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

強い (こわい)

tough; stiff; hard; inflexible; obstinate; stubborn