汽車の汽笛で夜明けに目を覚まされた。

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汽車の汽笛で夜明けに目を覚まされた。

English Translation

We were roused at daybreak by the whistle of a train.

Furigana

汽車(きしゃ)の汽笛(きてき)で夜明(よあ)けに目(め)を覚(さ)まされた。

Romanji

Kisha no kiteki de yoake ni me o samasareta.

Words

汽車 (きしゃ)

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

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

汽笛 (きてき)

steam whistle

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.

夜明け (よあけ)

dawn; daybreak

に (に)

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

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

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.

覚ます (さます)

to awaken; to disabuse; to sober up; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil