verb
なる
なる
to become
Dictionary form: なる
Indicates a change of state, here 'before it becomes dark'.
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This sentence expresses the speaker's intention to get on something (likely a vehicle or ride) before it gets dark.
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expression
うちに
うちに
while, before (something happens)
Dictionary form: うちに
Indicates the time limit before the state changes (before it gets dark).
verb (tai-form)
乗りたい
のりたい
want to get on / ride
Dictionary form: 乗る
Expresses the speaker's desire to get on something.
verb
思います
おもいます
to think, to intend
Dictionary form: 思う
Expresses the speaker's thought or intention.
adjective (adverbial form)
暗く
くらく
dark (adverbial form)
Dictionary form: 暗い
Used here as an adverb to describe the state of it becoming dark.
pronoun
あれ
あれ
that (over there)
Dictionary form: あれ
Refers to something distant from both speaker and listener, the thing the speaker wants to get on.
Grammar
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〜たい
Want to do
Expresses the speaker’s desire to perform an action.
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乗りたい
Used to express the speaker's desire to do the action of getting on.
〜と思う
I think that
Marks a thought, opinion, or intention with と思う.
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乗りたいと思います
Shows the speaker's intention or thought about wanting to get on.
〜うちに
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暗くならないうちに
Indicates doing something before a certain state changes, here before it gets dark.
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暗くならないうちに、あれに乗りたいと思います。
English translation
I would like to get on that before it gets dark.
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