彼らは沈没する船を見捨てた。

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彼ら は 沈没する 船 を 見捨てた 。

English Translation

They abandoned the sinking ship.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは沈没(ちんぼつ)する船(ふね)を見捨(みす)てた。

Romanji

Karera wa chinbotsusuru fune o misuteta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

沈没 (ちんぼつ)

sinking; foundering; going down; submersion; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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.

見捨てる (みすてる)

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

Kanji

彼

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の

Meanings: he, that, the

沈

Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める

Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes

没

Readings: ボツ、 モツ、 おぼ.れる、 しず.む、 ない

Meanings: drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

捨

Readings: シャ、 す.てる

Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice