事故の目撃者はいない。

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事故 の 目撃者 は いない 。

English Translation

There are no witnesses of the accident.

Furigana

事故(じこ)の目撃者(もくげきしゃ)はいない。

Romanji

Jiko no mokugekisha wa inai.

Words

事故 (じこ、ことゆえ)

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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

目撃者 (もくげきしゃ)

eye-witness; witness

は (は)

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

要る (いる)

to need; to want

Kanji

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

故

Readings: コ、 ゆえ、 ふる.い、 もと

Meanings: happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

目

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-

Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor

撃

Readings: ゲキ、 う.つ

Meanings: beat, attack, defeat, conquer

者

Readings: シャ、 もの

Meanings: someone, person