武器を持った乗っ取り犯たちは乗客をりつ然とさせた。

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English Translation

The armed hijackers terrified the passengers.

Furigana

武器(ぶき)を持(も)った乗(の)っ取(と)り犯(はん)たちは乗客(じょうきゃく)をりつ然(ぜん)とさせた。

Romanji

Buki o motta nottorihantachi wa jōkyaku o ritsuzen to saseta.

Words

武器 (ぶき)

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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.

持つ (もつ)

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry; to possess; to have; to own; to maintain; to keep; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive; to take charge of; to be in charge of

は (は)

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

乗客 (じょうきゃく、じょうかく)

passenger

慄然 (りつぜん)

terrified; horrified

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to