大火事のために町全体が灰になってしまった。

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English Translation

The big fire reduced the whole town to ashes.

Furigana

大(だい)火事(かじ)のために町(まち)全体(ぜんたい)が灰(はい)になってしまった。

Romanji

Dai kaji no tameni machi zentai ga hai ni natteshimatta.

Words

大 (おお)

big; large

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

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

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

町 (まち、ちょう)

town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

全体 (ぜんたい)

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

が (が)

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

灰 (はい)

ash; ashes

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...