この地震で非常に多くの家が被害を受けた。

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English Translation

A great many houses were damaged in the earthquake.

Furigana

この地震(じしん)で非常(ひじょう)に多(おお)くの家(いえ)が被害(ひがい)を受(う)けた。

Romanji

Kono jishin de hijō ni ōku no ie ga higai o uketa.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

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.

非常 (ひじょう)

emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

が (が)

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

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well