キング牧師は首を撃たれ、後方に倒れた。

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きんぐ牧師は首を撃たれ、後方に倒れた。

English Translation

Rev. King fell backwards, shot in the neck.

Furigana

キング牧師(ぼくし)は首(くび)を撃(う)たれ、後方(こうほう)に倒(たお)れた。

Romanji

Kingu bokushi wa kubi o utare, kōhō ni taoreta.

Words

キング (キング)

king

牧師 (ぼくし)

pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

は (は)

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

首 (くび、クビ)

neck; head; dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job)

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.

撃つ (うつ)

to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge

後方 (こうほう)

behind; in the rear; in back

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

倒れる (たおれる)

to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)