彼らは空襲を受けたとき敵の飛行機を２機撃墜した。

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English Translation

They shot down two enemy planes during the raid.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは空襲(くうしゅう)を受(う)けたとき敵(てき)の飛行機(ひこうき)を２機(き)撃墜(げきつい)した。

Romanji

Karera wa kūshū o uketa toki teki no hikōki o ni ki gekitsuishita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

空襲 (くうしゅう)

air-raid

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

とき (とき)

regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen

敵 (てき)

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat; enemy

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

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

機 (き)

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for remaining lives (in video games)

撃墜 (げきつい)

shooting down (aircraft)