その火山は突然噴火し、多くの人が亡くなった。

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English Translation

The volcano erupted suddenly, killing many people.

Furigana

その火山(かざん)は突然(とつぜん)噴火(ふんか)し、多(おお)くの人(ひと)が亡(な)くなった。

Romanji

Sono kazan wa totsuzen funkashi, ōku no hito ga nakunatta.

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...

火山 (かざん)

volcano

は (は)

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

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

噴火 (ふんか)

eruption

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

が (が)

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

亡くなる (なくなる)

to die