囚人は刑務所の塀の下に穴を掘った。

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囚人は刑務所の塀の下に穴を掘った。

English Translation

The prisoner dug a hole under the prison wall.

Furigana

囚人(しゅうじん)は刑務所(けいむしょ)の塀(へい)の下(した)に穴(あな)を掘(ほ)った。

Romanji

Shūjin wa keimusho no hei no shita ni ana o hotta.

Words

囚人 (しゅうじん、めしゅうど、めしうど)

prisoner

は (は)

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

刑務所 (けいむしょ)

prison; penitentiary

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

塀 (へい)

wall; fence

下 (した)

below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after; inferiority; one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary; preparatory

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

穴 (あな)

hole; deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); vacancy; opening; flaw; profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; upset victory (with a large payoff); pit (of a theater); hiding place; underbelly (of society, etc.)

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.

掘る (ほる)

to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex