急に暗い空から大粒の雨が降り始めた。

Sentence Analyzer

急に暗い空から大粒の雨が降り始めた。

English Translation

All of a sudden, large drops of rain began falling from the dark sky.

Furigana

急(きゅう)に暗(くら)い空(そら)から大粒(おおつぶ)の雨(あめ)が降(ふ)り始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Kyū ni kurai sora kara ōtsubu no ame ga furihajimeta.

Words

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

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

暗い (くらい)

dark; gloomy; dark (in colour); dull; depressed; dispirited; sorrowful; bitter (as in a dark past); unclear; unfamiliar; unknown

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

大粒 (おおつぶ)

large grain; large drop

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

雨 (あめ)

rain

が (が)

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

下る (くだる)

to descend; to go down; to come down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; (often in neg. form) to be less than; to be inferior to; to have the runs; to have diarrhea