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彼らの泊まっていた宿屋で火事が起こった。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら 泊まっていた 宿屋 火事 起こった

English Translation

A fire broke out at the inn where they were staying.

Furigana

(かれ)らの()まっていた宿屋(やどや)火事(かじ)()こった。

Romanji

Karera no tomatteita yadoya de kaji ga okotta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
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
泊まる (とまる)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
宿屋 (やどや)
inn
(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.
火事 (かじ)
fire; conflagration
()
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
起こる (おこる)
to occur; to happen

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ハク、 と.まる、 と.める
Meanings: overnight stay, put up at, ride at anchor
宿
Readings: シュク、 やど、 やど.る、 やど.す
Meanings: inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling
Readings: オク、 や
Meanings: roof, house, shop, dealer, seller
Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-
Meaning: fire
Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える
Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
Readings: キ、 お.きる、 お.こる、 お.こす、 おこ.す、 た.つ
Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up