地震がその地域を襲った。
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English Translation
The earthquake shook the area.
Furigana
Romanji
Jishin ga sono chiiki 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
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...
地域
(ちいき)
area; region
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