毎年今頃、台風がその島を襲う。

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毎年今頃、台風がその島を襲う。

English Translation

About this time of the year typhoons visit the island.

Furigana

毎年(まいとし)今頃(いまごろ)、台風(たいふう)がその島(しま)を襲(おそ)う。

Romanji

Maitoshi imagoro, taifū ga sono shima o osou.

Words

毎年 (まいとし、まいねん)

every year; yearly; annually

今頃 (いまごろ)

about this time

台風 (たいふう)

typhoon; hurricane

が (が)

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

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...

島 (しま)

island; territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf

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.

襲う (おそう)

to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit