北海道の大地震は大きな被害をもたらした。

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English Translation

The earthquake in Hokkaido caused extensive damage.

Furigana

北海道(ほっかいどう)の大(だい)地震(じしん)は大(おお)きな被害(ひがい)をもたらした。

Romanji

Hokkaidō no dai jishin wa ōkina higai o motarashita.

Words

北海道 (ほっかいどう)

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

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

大 (おお)

big; large

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

は (は)

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

大きな (おおきな)

big; large; great

被害 (ひがい)

(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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.

齎す (もたらす)

to bring; to take; to bring about