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私が駅に着いた時、急行がちょうど到着するところだった。

Sentence Analyzer

着いた 急行 ちょうど 到着する ところ だった

English Translation

As I reached the station, the express was just drawing in.

Furigana

(わたし)(えき)()いた(とき)急行(きゅうこう)がちょうど到着(とうちゃく)するところだった。

Romanji

Watashi ga eki ni tsuita toki, kyūkō ga chōdo tōchakusuru tokoro datta.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
(えき)
station
()
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
着く (つく)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(とき)
time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense
急行 (きゅうこう)
moving at high speed; express (e.g. train that bypasses many stations)
丁度 (ちょうど)
just; right; exactly
到着 (とうちゃく)
arrival
(ところ、とこ)
place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
()
be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Reading: エキ
Meaning: station
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
Readings: ジ、 とき、 -どき
Meanings: time, hour
Readings: キュウ、 いそ.ぐ、 いそ.ぎ
Meanings: hurry, emergency, sudden, steep
Readings: コウ、 ギョウ、 アン、 い.く、 ゆ.く、 -ゆ.き、 -ゆき、 -い.き、 -いき、 おこな.う、 おこ.なう
Meanings: going, journey, carry out, conduct, act, line, row, bank
Readings: トウ、 いた.る
Meanings: arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in