暴動が起こったとき、当直の監視員はたった１人だった。

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English Translation

There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.

Furigana

暴動(ぼうどう)が起(お)こったとき、当直(とうちょく)の監視員(かんしいん)はたった１人(にん)だった。

Romanji

Bōdō ga okotta toki, tōchoku no kanshiin wa tatta ichi nin datta.

Words

暴動 (ぼうどう)

insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

当直 (とうちょく)

on duty; on a shift; keeping watch

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

監視員 (かんしいん)

observer; watchman; lifeguard

は (は)

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

たった (たった)

only; merely; but; no more than

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

だ (だ)

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