台風の被害は数県にまたがっていた。

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台風の被害は数県にまたがっていた。

English Translation

The damage of the typhoon spread over several prefectures.

Furigana

台風(たいふう)の被害(ひがい)は数(すう)県(けん)にまたがっていた。

Romanji

Taifū no higai wa sū ken ni matagatteita.

Words

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

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

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

は (は)

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

県 (けん)

prefecture (of Japan); county (of China)

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

跨る (またがる)

to extend over; to extend into; to straddle