彼は倒れた木の下敷きになってうごけなかった。

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English Translation

He was pinned down by a fallen tree.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は倒(たお)れた木(き)の下敷(したじ)きになってうごけなかった。

Romanji

Kare wa taoreta ki no shitajiki ni natte ugokenakatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

倒れる (たおれる)

to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

下敷き (したじき)

desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; underlay; being pinned under; being caught under; being trapped under; being buried under; being crushed beneath; model; pattern

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、かれ、かの、か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

倒

Readings: トウ、たお.れる、 -だお.れ、たお.す、さかさま、さかさ、さかしま

Meanings: overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down

木

Readings: ボク、モク、き、こ-

Meanings: tree, wood

下

Readings: カ、ゲ、した、しも、もと、さ.げる、さ.がる、くだ.る、くだ.り、くだ.す、 -くだ.す、くだ.さる、お.ろす、お.りる

Meanings: below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

敷

Readings: フ、し.く、 -し.き

Meanings: spread, pave, sit, promulgate