消防士たちが消火活動をしている間、その地域は立ち入り禁止になった。

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English Translation

The area was cordoned off while fire fighters tried to keep the blaze under control.

Furigana

消防士(しょうぼうし)たちが消火(しょうか)活動(かつどう)をしている間(ま)、その地域(ちいき)は立(た)ち入(い)り禁止(きんし)になった。

Romanji

Shōbōshitachi ga shōka katsudō o shiteiru ma, sono chiiki wa tachiiri kinshi ni natta.

Words

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

消火 (しょうか)

fire fighting; extinguishing a fire

活動 (かつどう)

action; activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

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.

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

間 (ま)

space; room; time; pause

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...

地域 (ちいき)

area; region

は (は)

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

立ち入り (たちいり)

entering; going into

禁止 (きんし)

prohibition; inhibition; ban

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

成る (なる)

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...