その囚人達はまるで狂人のように互いに争った。

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English Translation

The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.

Furigana

その囚人達(しゅうじんたち)はまるで狂人(きょうじん)のように互(たが)いに争(あらそ)った。

Romanji

Sono shūjintachi wa marude kyōjin no yōni tagaini arasotta.

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

丸で (まるで)

quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like

狂人 (きょうじん)

lunatic; madman

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

互いに (たがいに)

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

抗う (あらがう)

to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny