船員達は火事で燃える船を見捨てた。

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船員達 は 火事 で 燃える 船 を 見捨てた 。

English Translation

The sailors abandoned the burning ship.

Furigana

船員達(せんいんたち)は火事(かじ)で燃(も)える船(ふね)を見捨(みす)てた。

Romanji

Sen'intachi wa kaji de moeru fune o misuteta.

Words

は (は)

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

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

燃える (もえる)

to burn; to get fired up

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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.

見捨てる (みすてる)

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

Kanji

船

Readings: セン、 ふね、 ふな-

Meanings: ship, boat

員

Reading: イン

Meanings: employee, member, number, the one in charge

達

Readings: タツ、 ダ、 -たち

Meanings: accomplished, reach, arrive, attain

火

Readings: カ、 ひ、 -び、 ほ-

Meaning: fire

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

燃

Readings: ネン、 も.える、 も.やす、 も.す

Meanings: burn, blaze, glow

見

Readings: ケン、 み.る、 み.える、 み.せる

Meanings: see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible

捨

Readings: シャ、 す.てる

Meanings: discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice