列車の後部３両はひどい損傷を受けた。

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列車の後部３両はひどい損傷を受けた。

English Translation

The last three coaches of the train were badly damaged.

Furigana

列車(れっしゃ)の後部(こうぶ)３両(りょう)はひどい損傷(そんしょう)を受(う)けた。

Romanji

Ressha no kōbu san ryō wa hidoi sonshō o uketa.

Words

列車 (れっしゃ)

train (ordinary)

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

後部 (こうぶ)

rear; stern

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

両 (りょう)

both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); ryo (obsolete unit of currency); 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); 2 tan (measure of fabric size); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles

は (は)

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

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

損傷 (そんしょう)

damage; injury

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well