ライフルの発射音が早朝の静けさを破った。

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English Translation

A rifle shot broke the peace of the early morning.

Furigana

ライフルの発射音(はっしゃおん)が早朝(そうちょう)の静(しず)けさを破(やぶ)った。

Romanji

Raifuru no hasshaon ga sōchō no shizukesa o yabutta.

Words

ライフル (ライフル)

rifle

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

が (が)

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

早朝 (そうちょう)

early morning

静けさ (しずけさ)

stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

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.

破る (やぶる)

to tear; to break; to destroy; to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to shatter (dream, peace, etc.); to disturb; to violate (a rule etc.); to break (a promise etc.); to break (a record)