何千人もの人々が広場にひしめき合っていた。

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English Translation

Thousands of people were milling around in the square.

Furigana

何(なん)千(せん)人(にん)もの人々(ひとびと)が広場(ひろば)にひしめき合(あ)っていた。

Romanji

Nan sen nin mo no hitobito ga hiroba ni hishimekiatteita.

Words

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

千 (せん、ち)

1,000; thousand

人 (じん)

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.; -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field); (usu. in compound words) man; person; people

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

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

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

が (が)

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

広場 (ひろば)

plaza; (public) square; piazza; forum; open space

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

犇めき合う (ひしめきあう)

to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion