地震が突然その島々を襲った。

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地震が突然その島々を襲った。

English Translation

The earthquake came upon the islands.

Furigana

地震(じしん)が突然(とつぜん)その島々(しまじま)を襲(おそ)った。

Romanji

Jishin ga totsuzen sono shimajima o osotta.

Words

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

突然 (とつぜん)

abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

島々 (しまじま)

islands

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.

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