消防士が到着する前に家は両方とも全焼した。

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English Translation

Before the firemen were able to arrive, both buildings burned down.

Furigana

消防士(しょうぼうし)が到着(とうちゃく)する前(まえ)に家(いえ)は両方(りょうほう)とも全焼(ぜんしょう)した。

Romanji

Shōbōshi ga tōchakusuru mae ni ie wa ryōhō tomo zenshōshita.

Words

消防士 (しょうぼうし)

fireman; firefighter

が (が)

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

到着 (とうちゃく)

arrival

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

家 (いえ)

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

は (は)

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

両方 (りょうほう)

both; both sides; both parties

とも (とも)

certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.); also (called); emphatic particle

全焼 (ぜんしょう)

burned down; entirely destroyed