台風がその町を直撃し、ひどい損害を与えた。

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English Translation

The typhoon struck the city, causing great damage.

Furigana

台風(たいふう)がその町(まち)を直撃(ちょくげき)し、ひどい損害(そんがい)を与(あた)えた。

Romanji

Taifū ga sono machi o chokugekishi, hidoi songai o ataeta.

Words

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

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...

町 (まち、ちょう)

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

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.

直撃 (ちょくげき)

direct hit

酷い (ひどい)

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

損害 (そんがい)

damage; injury; loss

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)