大水のため人々は立ち退いた。

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大水のため人々は立ち退いた。

English Translation

The people were evacuated because of the flood.

Furigana

大水(おおみず)のため人々(ひとびと)は立(たの)ち退()いた。

Romanji

Ōmizu no tame hitobito wa tachinoita.

Words

大水 (おおみず)

flood

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

為 (ため)

good; advantage; benefit; welfare; sake; purpose; objective; aim; consequence; result; effect; affecting; regarding; concerning

人々 (ひとびと、にんにん)

each person; people; men and women; everybody

は (は)

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

立ち退く (たちのく)

to evacuate; to clear out; to vacate; to withdraw; to take refuge