飛行機は墜落する前に地面すれすれに飛んだ。

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English Translation

The airplane skimmed the ground before it crashed.

Furigana

飛行機(ひこうき)は墜落(ついらく)する前(まえ)に地面(じめん)すれすれに飛(と)んだ。

Romanji

Hikōki wa tsuirakusuru mae ni jimen suresure ni tonda.

Words

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

は (は)

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

墜落 (ついらく)

falling; crashing

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

地面 (じめん)

ground; earth's surface

擦れ擦れ (すれすれ)

grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop