私たちの船は入港したとき、いかだも同然であった。

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English Translation

When our ship entered the port, she was no better than a raft.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちの船(ふね)は入港(にゅうこう)したとき、いかだも同然(どうぜん)であった。

Romanji

Watashitachi no fune wa nyūkōshita toki, ikada mo dōzen de atta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

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

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

は (は)

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

入港 (にゅうこう)

entry into port

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

筏 (いかだ)

raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

同然 (どうぜん)

similar to; same; right; proper; just; natural

だ (だ)

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

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...