彼らの到着する前に戦闘は終わっていた。

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彼らの到着する前に戦闘は終わっていた。

English Translation

The battle ended before they got there.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らの到着(とうちゃく)する前(まえ)に戦闘(せんとう)は終(お)わっていた。

Romanji

Karera no tōchakusuru mae ni sentō wa owatteita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

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

到着 (とうちゃく)

arrival

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

戦闘 (せんとう)

battle; fight; combat

は (は)

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

終わる (おわる)

to finish; to end; to close