彼は飛行機の墜落では死を免れたが、結局砂漠で死んだ。

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English Translation

He survived the crash, only to die in the desert.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は飛行機(ひこうき)の墜落(ついらく)では死(し)を免(まぬか)れたが、結局(けっきょく)砂漠(さばく)で死(し)んだ。

Romanji

Kare wa hikōki no tsuiraku de wa shi o manukareta ga, kekkyoku sabaku de shinda.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

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

墜落 (ついらく)

falling; crashing

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.

死 (し)

death; decease; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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.

免れる (まぬがれる、まぬかれる)

to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of

が (が)

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

結局 (けっきょく)

after all; eventually; in the end

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

死ぬ (しぬ)

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead; to cease; to stop