乗組員は沈みかけている船を離れなければならなかった。

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English Translation

The crew had to abandon the sinking ship.

Furigana

乗組員(のりくみいん)は沈(しず)みかけている船(ふね)を離(はな)れなければならなかった。

Romanji

Norikumiin wa shizumikaketeiru fune o hanarenakerebanaranakatta.

Words

乗組員 (のりくみいん)

crew

は (は)

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

沈む (しずむ)

to sink; to go under; to submerge; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to descend; to feel depressed

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.

離れる (はなれる)

to be separated; to be apart; to be distant; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit; to give up; to lose connection with; to drift away from