夏の終わりに、その店は人手に渡った。

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夏の終わりに、その店は人手に渡った。

English Translation

The store changed hands at the end of last summer.

Furigana

夏(なつ)の終(お)わりに、その店(みせ)は人手(ひとで)に渡(わた)った。

Romanji

Natsu no owari ni, sono mise wa hitode ni watatta.

Words

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

終わる (おわる)

to finish; to end; to close

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

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

店 (みせ)

store; shop; establishment; restaurant

は (は)

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

海星 (ひとで、ヒトデ)

starfish; sea star; asteroid; any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span