我々の車は速く、じきにほかの車の先頭に立った。

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English Translation

Our car was fast and soon got ahead of the other cars.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)の車(くるま)は速(はや)く、じきにほかの車(くるま)の先頭(せんとう)に立(た)った。

Romanji

Wareware no kuruma wa hayaku, jikini hoka no kuruma no sentō ni tatta.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

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

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

直に (じきに)

immediately; directly; soon; shortly; before long; easily; readily

他 (ほか)

other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to); besides...; in addition to...

先頭 (せんとう)

head; lead; vanguard; first

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)