彼(かれ)等(ら) kareraは waシャベル shaberuで de除(じょ)雪(せつ) josetsuしていた shiteita。 They were shoveling snow. Literal They [topic-は] shovel [with-で] snow-removal were-doing. シャベルで marks the tool used. 除雪していた means 'was removing snow' — 除雪 is a suru-verb compound. weatherdaily lifeinstrumental で (by means of)loanword (外来語)
彼(かれ)等(ら) kareraは waシャベル shaberuで de除(じょ)雪(せつ) josetsuしていた shiteita。 They were shoveling snow. Literal They [topic-は] shovel [with-で] snow-removal were-doing. シャベルで marks the tool used. 除雪していた means 'was removing snow' — 除雪 is a suru-verb compound. weatherdaily lifeinstrumental で (by means of)loanword (外来語)