駅に着いたとき、汽車はちょうど出発しようとするところでした。

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English Translation

The train was just on the point of starting when I got to the station.

Furigana

駅(えき)に着(つ)いたとき、汽車(きしゃ)はちょうど出発(しゅっぱつ)しようとするところでした。

Romanji

Eki ni tsuita toki, kisha wa chōdo shuppatsushiyou to suru tokoro deshita.

Words

駅 (えき)

station

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

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

汽車 (きしゃ)

train (sometimes specifically a steam train)

は (は)

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

丁度 (ちょうど)

just; right; exactly

出発 (しゅっぱつ)

departure

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

デス (デス)

death