休日で車は街道をのろのろと動いた。

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休日で車は街道をのろのろと動いた。

English Translation

The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.

Furigana

休日(きゅうじつ)で車(くるま)は街道(かいどう)をのろのろと動(うご)いた。

Romanji

Kyūjitsu de kuruma wa kaidō o noronoro to ugoita.

Words

休日 (きゅうじつ)

holiday; day off

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.

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

街道 (かいどう)

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

のろのろ (のろのろ)

slowly; sluggishly

と (と)

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

動く (うごく)

to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing; to operate; to run; to go; to work; to be touched; to be influenced; to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver; certain; factual; to be transferred