大波を受けて彼のカヌーは転覆した。

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大波を受けて彼のカヌーは転覆した。

English Translation

A big wave turned over his canoe.

Furigana

大波(おおなみ)を受(う)けて彼(かれ)のカヌーは転覆(てんぷく)した。

Romanji

Ōnami o ukete kare no kanu- wa tenpukushita.

Words

大波 (おおなみ)

billow; surge

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

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

カヌー (カヌー)

canoe

は (は)

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

転覆 (てんぷく)

capsizing; overturn; turning over; upset; overthrow (e.g. a government)