消防士たちは燃えている家の中へ飛び込んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

消防士たち は 燃えている 家 の 中 へ 飛び込んだ 。

English Translation

The firemen rushed into the burning house.

Furigana

消防士(しょうぼうし)たちは燃(も)えている家(いえ)の中(なか)へ飛(と)び込(こ)んだ。

Romanji

Shōbōshitachi wa moeteiru ie no naka e tobikonda.

Words

は (は)

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

燃える (もえる)

to burn; to get fired up

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

飛び込む (とびこむ)

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to dive; to burst in; to barge in

Kanji

消

Readings: ショウ、 き.える、 け.す

Meanings: extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel

防

Readings: ボウ、 ふせ.ぐ

Meanings: ward off, defend, protect, resist

士

Readings: シ、 さむらい

Meanings: gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

燃

Readings: ネン、 も.える、 も.やす、 も.す

Meanings: burn, blaze, glow

家

Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち

Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

飛

Readings: ヒ、 と.ぶ、 と.ばす、 -と.ばす

Meanings: fly, skip (pages), scatter

込

Readings: -こ.む、 こ.む、 こ.み、 -こ.み、 こ.める

Meanings: crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji)