彼らは遠くで銃が発砲されるのを聞いた。

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彼らは遠くで銃が発砲されるのを聞いた。

English Translation

They heard a gun go off in the distance.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは遠(とお)くで銃(じゅう)が発砲(はっぽう)されるのを聞(き)いた。

Romanji

Karera wa tōku de jū ga happōsareru no o kiita.

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

遠く (とおく)

far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far

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.

銃 (じゅう)

gun; rifle; small arms

が (が)

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

発砲 (はっぽう)

firing; discharge of gun

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

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance