消防隊は指令を受けてから５分以内で現場に来ていた。

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English Translation

The fire brigade was on the scene within five minutes of receiving the call.

Furigana

消防隊(しょうぼうたい)は指令(しれい)を受(う)けてから５分(ふん)以内(いない)で現場(げんば)に来(き)ていた。

Romanji

Shōbōtai wa shirei o ukete kara go fun inai de genba ni kiteita.

Words

消防隊 (しょうぼうたい)

fire brigade; fire company

は (は)

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

指令 (しれい)

orders; instructions; directive; command

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.

受ける (うける)

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence); to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge); to be given (e.g. life, talent); to follow; to succeed; to be descended from; to face (south, etc.); to be modified by; to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee; to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

分 (ぶん)

part; segment; share; ration; rate; degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot; in proportion to; just as much as

以内 (いない)

within; inside of; less than

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.

現場 (げんば、げんじょう)

actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting; shop floor; factory floor; (on) site

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

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")