まさにロンドンを出発しようとしていた時、雪が降り出した。

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English Translation

When I was on the point of leaving London, it began to snow.

Furigana

まさにロンドンを出発(しゅっぱつ)しようとしていた時(とき)、雪(ゆき)が降(ふ)り出(だ)した。

Romanji

Masani Rondon o shuppatsushiyou to shiteita toki, yuki ga furidashita.

Words

正に (まさに)

exactly; surely; certainly; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening); duly; naturally

倫敦 (ロンドン)

London

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.

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

時 (とき)

time; hour; moment; occasion; case; chance; opportunity; season; the times; the age; the day; tense

雪 (ゆき)

snow

が (が)

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

降り出す (ふりだす)

to begin to rain; to begin to snow