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Zach

彼らは沈みゆく船を見捨てて逃げた。

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彼ら 沈みゆく 見捨てて 逃げた

English Translation

They abandoned the sinking ship.

Furigana

(かれ)らは(しず)みゆく(ふね)見捨(みす)てて()げた。

Romanji

Karera wa shizumiyuku fune o misutete nigeta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
沈む (しずむ)
to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed
(ふね)
ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
()
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
逃げる (にげる)
to escape; to run away

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: チン、 ジン、 しず.む、 しず.める
Meanings: sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes
Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-
Meanings: ship, boat
Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる
Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
Readings: シャ、 す.てる
Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice
Readings: トウ、 に.げる、 に.がす、 のが.す、 のが.れる
Meanings: escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free