破壊的な被害をもたらす規模の地震が州都を襲った。

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English Translation

A devastating earthquake hit the state capital.

Furigana

破壊的(はかいてき)な被害(ひがい)をもたらす規模(きぼ)の地震(じしん)が州都(しゅうと)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Hakaiteki na higai o motarasu kibo no jishin ga shūto o osotta.

Words

破壊的 (はかいてき)

destructive; devastating

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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.

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about

規模 (きぼ)

scale; scope; plan; structure

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

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

が (が)

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

州都 (しゅうと)

state capital; provincial capital; county town

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit