私が部屋に入ったとたん、彼らは話を止めた。

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English Translation

They stopped talking as soon as I came into the room.

Furigana

私(わたし)が部屋(へや)に入(はい)ったとたん、彼(かれ)らは話(はなし)を止(と)めた。

Romanji

Watashi ga heya ni haitta totan, karera wa hanashi o tometa.

Words

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

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

部屋 (へや)

room; apartment; flat; pad; chamber; stable

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

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

塗炭 (とたん)

misery; distress

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

話 (はなし)

talk; speech; chat; story; conversation; discussions; negotiation; argument

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.

止める (とめる)

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody