砂漠の真ん中で私たちの車はガス欠になった。

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砂漠の真ん中で私たちの車はがす欠になった。

English Translation

We ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.

Furigana

砂漠(さばく)の真(ま)ん中(なか)で私(わたし)たちの車(くるま)はガス欠(けつ)になった。

Romanji

Sabaku no mannaka de watashitachi no kuruma wa gasu ketsu ni natta.

Words

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

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

真ん中 (まんなか、まなか)

middle; centre; center; mid-way

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

車 (くるま)

car; automobile; vehicle; wheel

は (は)

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

瓦斯 (ガス)

gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; petrol; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker; gas range; flatulence; gas; wind; fart

欠 (けつ)

lack; deficiency; vacancy

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...