マラソンの選手は、息を切らしていた。

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マラソン の 選手 は 、 息 を 切らしていた 。

English Translation

The marathon runners were out of breath.

Furigana

マラソンの選手(せんしゅ)は、息(いき)を切(き)らしていた。

Romanji

Marason no senshu wa, iki o kirashiteita.

Words

マラソン (マラソン)

marathon; long-distance race; malathion

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

選手 (せんしゅ)

player (in game); team member

は (は)

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

息 (いき、おき)

breath; breathing; tone; mood

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.

切らす (きらす)

to be out of; to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock

Kanji

選

Readings: セン、 えら.ぶ

Meanings: elect, select, choose, prefer

手

Readings: シュ、 ズ、 て、 て-、 -て、 た-

Meaning: hand

息

Readings: ソク、 いき

Meanings: breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

切

Readings: セツ、 サイ、 き.る、 -き.る、 き.り、 -き.り、 -ぎ.り、 き.れる、 -き.れる、 き.れ、 -き.れ、 -ぎ.れ

Meanings: cut, cutoff, be sharp