夏には観光客がその町へどっと押し寄せた。

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English Translation

The town was deluged with tourists in summer.

Furigana

夏(なつ)には観光(かんこう)客(きゃく)がその町(まち)へどっと押(お)し寄(よ)せた。

Romanji

Natsu ni wa kankō kyaku ga sono machi e dotto oshiyoseta.

Words

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

は (は)

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

観光 (かんこう)

sightseeing

客 (きゃく、かく)

guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

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...

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

どっと (どっと)

suddenly

押し寄せる (おしよせる)

to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside