昨夜、大地震があった。

昨夜、大地震があった。

There was a big earthquake last night.

昨夜(さくや)、大(だい)地震(じしん)があった。

Sakuya, dai jishin ga atta.

夕べ (ゆうべ、ゆう、さくや)

evening; last night

大 (おお)

big; large

地震 (じしん、ない、なえ、じぶるい)

earthquake

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

Reading: サク

Meanings: yesterday, previous

Readings: ヤ、よ、よる

Meanings: night, evening

Readings: ダイ、タイ、おお-、おお.きい、 -おお.いに

Meanings: large, big

Readings: チ、ジ

Meanings: ground, earth

Readings: シン、ふる.う、ふる.える

Meanings: quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver