ひどい撃ち合いがおとといの晩に始まったのよ。
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English Translation
Terrible shooting broke out the night before last.
Furigana
ひどい撃 ち合 いがおとといの晩 に始 まったのよ。
Romanji
Hidoi uchiai ga ototoi no ban ni hajimatta no yo.
Words
酷い
(ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
撃ち合う
(うちあう)
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
一昨日
(おととい、おとつい、いっさくじつ)
day before yesterday
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
晩
(ばん)
evening; counter for nights
に
(に)
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
始まる
(はじまる)
to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
よ
(よ)
indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!