その火事は職員が帰宅した後で起こった。

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その 火事 は 職員 が 帰宅した 後 で 起こった 。

English Translation

The fire broke out after the staff went home.

Furigana

その火事(かじ)は職員(しょくいん)が帰宅(きたく)した後(のち)で起(お)こった。

Romanji

Sono kaji wa shokuin ga kitakushita nochi de okotta.

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...

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

は (は)

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

職員 (しょくいん)

staff member; personnel

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

帰宅 (きたく)

returning home

後 (のち)

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

Kanji

火

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-

Meaning: fire

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

職

Readings: ショク、 ソク

Meanings: post, employment, work

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

帰

Readings: キ、 かえ.る、 かえ.す、 おく.る、 とつ.ぐ

Meanings: homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in

宅

Reading: タク

Meanings: home, house, residence, our house, my husband

後

Readings: ゴ、 コウ、 のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる

Meanings: behind, back, later

起

Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up