私たちは家が全部、次から次へと壊されるのをみた。

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English Translation

We saw all the houses pulled down one after another.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは家(いえ)が全部(ぜんぶ)、次(つぎ)から次(つぎ)へと壊(こわ)されるのをみた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa ie ga zenbu, tsugi kara tsugi e to kowasareru no o mita.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

家 (いえ)

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

が (が)

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

全部 (ぜんぶ)

all; entire; whole; altogether

次 (つぎ)

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

から (から)

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part); through (e.g. window, vestibule); after; since

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

壊す (こわす)

to break; to destroy; to demolish; to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage; to break (a bill, etc.)

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

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...