彼らが火事を消し止めたのは夜明け前だった。

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English Translation

It was before dawn that they got the fire under control.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らが火事(かじ)を消(け)し止(と)めたのは夜明(よあ)け前(まえ)だった。

Romanji

Karera ga kaji o keshitometa no wa yoake mae datta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

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.

消し止める (けしとめる)

to put out; to extinguish

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

は (は)

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

夜明け (よあけ)

dawn; daybreak

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

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative