マラソンの選手は、息を切らしていた。
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English Translation
The marathon runners were out of breath.
Furigana
マラソンの選手 は、息 を切 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