その兵士たちは敵の砲火にさらされた。
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English Translation
The soldiers were exposed to the enemy's fire.
Furigana
その兵士 たちは敵 の砲火 にさらされた。
Romanji
Sono heishitachi wa teki no hōka ni sarasareta.
Words
其の
(その)
that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
敵
(てき)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat; enemy
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
砲火
(ほうか)
gunfire; fire
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
晒す
(さらす)
to expose (to the air, to the public, to danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine
Kanji
Readings: ヘイ、 ヒョウ、 つわもの
Meanings: soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
Readings: シ、 さむらい
Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
Readings: テキ、 かたき、 あだ、 かな.う
Meanings: enemy, foe, opponent
Reading: ホウ
Meanings: cannon, gun
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire