家のない人たちは冷たいにわか雨をよける場所を探した。

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English Translation

The homeless sought shelter from the chilly shower.

Furigana

家(いえ)のない人(ひと)たちは冷(つめ)たいにわか雨(あめ)をよける場所(ばしょ)を探(さが)した。

Romanji

Ie no nai hitotachi wa tsumetai niwakaame o yo keru basho o sagashita.

Words

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

ない (ない)

not; emphatic suffix

人達 (ひとたち)

people

は (は)

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

冷たい (つめたい、つべたい)

cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; freezing; coldhearted; unfeeling

俄雨 (にわかあめ)

rain shower

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.

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!

蹴る (ける)

to kick; to refuse; to reject

場所 (ばしょ)

place; location; spot; position; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

探す (さがす)

to search (for something desired, needed); to look for; to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)