村人たちは次々と病気で倒れていった。

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村人たちは次々と病気で倒れていった。

English Translation

The people in the village fell ill one after another.

Furigana

村人(むらびと)たちは次々(つぎつぎ)と病気(びょうき)で倒(たお)れていった。

Romanji

Murabitotachi wa tsugitsugi to byōki de taoreteitta.

Words

は (は)

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

次々 (つぎつぎ)

in succession; one by one

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

病気 (びょうき)

illness; disease; sickness

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.

倒れる (たおれる)

to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless; to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.); to die; to go bankrupt; to be ruined; to have a bad debt; to be defeated (in a game); to fall (of governments, dictators, etc.)