猫がバスの真正面に走ってきてひかれた。

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猫がばすの真正面に走ってきてひかれた。

English Translation

The cat ran right in front of the bus and was run over.

Furigana

猫(ねこ)がバスの真正面(まっしょうめん)に走(はし)ってきてひかれた。

Romanji

Neko ga basu no masshōmen ni hashittekite hikareta.

Words

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

が (が)

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

バス (バス)

bus; bath; bass

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

真正面 (ましょうめん)

directly opposite; right in front

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

走る (はしる)

to run; to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive; to hurry to; to retreat (from battle); to take flight; to run away from home; to elope; to tend heavily toward

轢く (ひく)

to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down