火事で町の半分が焼け落ちた。

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火事 で 町 の 半分 が 焼け落ちた 。

English Translation

Half of the town burnt down in the fire.

Furigana

火事(かじ)で町(まち)の半分(はんぶん)が焼(や)け落(お)ちた。

Romanji

Kaji de machi no hanbun ga yakeochita.

Words

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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

半分 (はんぶん)

half

が (が)

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

焼け落ちる (やけおちる)

to be burned down

Kanji

火

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-

Meaning: fire

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

町

Readings: チョウ、 まち

Meanings: town, village, block, street

半

Readings: ハン、 なか.ば

Meanings: half, middle, odd number, semi-, part-

分

Readings: ブン、 フン、 ブ、 わ.ける、 わ.け、 わ.かれる、 わ.かる、 わ.かつ

Meanings: part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

焼

Readings: ショウ、 や.く、 や.き、 や.き-、 -や.き、 や.ける

Meanings: bake, burning

落

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす

Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet