図書館の前には大勢の学生が待っていた。

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図書館の前には大勢の学生が待っていた。

English Translation

There was a crowd of students waiting in front of the library.

Furigana

図書館(としょかん)の前(まえ)には大勢(たいせい)の学生(がくせい)が待(ま)っていた。

Romanji

Toshokan no mae ni wa taisei no gakusei ga matteita.

Words

図書館 (としょかん、ずしょかん)

library

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

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

は (は)

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

大勢 (たいせい)

general trend; current thought

学生 (がくせい)

student (esp. a university student)

が (が)

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

待つ (まつ)

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to anticipate; to depend on; to need