彼は自分の家が焼け落ちるのを見て正気を失った。

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English Translation

He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は自分(じぶん)の家(いえ)が焼(や)け落(お)ちるのを見(み)て正気(しょうき)を失(うしな)った。

Romanji

Kare wa jibun no ie ga yakeochiru no o mite shōki o ushinatta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

自分 (じぶん)

myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself; I; me; you

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

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

が (が)

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

焼け落ちる (やけおちる)

to be burned down

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

正気 (しょうき)

sanity; consciousness; soberness

失う (うしなう)

to lose; to part with