地震のあと、大火事が起こった。

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地震のあと、大火事が起こった。

English Translation

A big fire broke out after the earthquake.

Furigana

地震(じしん)のあと、大(だい)火事(かじ)が起(お)こった。

Romanji

Jishin no ato, dai kaji ga okotta.

Words

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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

後 (あと)

behind; rear; after; later; after one's death; remainder; the rest; descendant; successor; heir; past; previous; more (e.g. five more minutes); left

大 (おお)

big; large

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

が (が)

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen