撃ち合いがお昼頃に始まったのよ。

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撃ち合いがお昼頃に始まったのよ。

English Translation

The shooting started around noon.

Furigana

撃(う)ち合(あ)いがお昼頃(ひるごろ)に始(はじ)まったのよ。

Romanji

Uchiai ga ohirugoro ni hajimatta no yo.

Words

撃ち合う (うちあう)

to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots

が (が)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

始まる (はじまる)

to begin; to start; to commence; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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

よ (よ)

indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.; used when calling out to someone; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention; yo!