その火事は子供のマッチでの火遊びが原因で起こった。

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English Translation

The fire was brought about by children's playing with matches.

Furigana

その火事(かじ)は子供(こども)のマッチでの火遊(ひあそ)びが原因(げんいん)で起(お)こった。

Romanji

Sono kaji wa kodomo no matchi de no hiasobi ga gen'in 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

子供 (こども)

child; children

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

燐寸 (マッチ)

match (to light fire with)

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.

火遊び (ひあそび)

playing with fire; playing with something dangerous; playing around (love); flirting; having an affair

が (が)

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

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen