その都市の急速な発展に私たちは驚いた。

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その都市の急速な発展に私たちは驚いた。

English Translation

The rapid growth of the city surprised us.

Furigana

その都市(とし)の急速(きゅうそく)な発展(はってん)に私(わたし)たちは驚(おどろ)いた。

Romanji

Sono toshi no kyūsokuna hatten ni watashitachi wa odoroita.

Words

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...

都市 (とし)

town; city; municipal; urban

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

急速 (きゅうそく)

rapid (e.g. progress)

発展 (はってん)

development; growth; advancement; unfurling; expansion; extension; enlargement; playing around; having an active sex life

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

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

驚く (おどろく)

to be surprised; to be astonished