警察は目下その火事の原因を調査中である。

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English Translation

The police are now inquiring into the cause of the fire.

Furigana

警察(けいさつ)は目下(もっか)その火事(かじ)の原因(げんいん)を調査中(ちょうさちゅう)である。

Romanji

Keisatsu wa mokka sono kaji no gen'in o chōsachū de aru.

Words

警察 (けいさつ)

police; police officer; police station

は (は)

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

目下 (もっか)

at present; now

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...

火事 (かじ)

fire; conflagration

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

原因 (げんいん)

cause; origin; source

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.

調査中 (ちょうさちゅう)

under investigation

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...