警官は、現場の近くをロープで囲った。

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警官は、現場の近くをろーぷで囲った。

English Translation

The police roped off the street near the spot.

Furigana

警官(けいかん)は、現場(げんば)の近(ちか)くをロープで囲(かこ)った。

Romanji

Keikan wa, genba no chikaku o ro-pu de kakotta.

Words

警官 (けいかん)

policeman

は (は)

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

現場 (げんば、げんじょう)

actual spot; scene; scene of the crime; site; location; setting; shop floor; factory floor; (on) site

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

近く (ちかく)

near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity; nearly (i.e. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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.

ロープ (ロープ)

rope

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

囲う (かこう)

to enclose; to surround; to encircle; to fence; to wall in; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to hide; to protect; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.); to preserve; to protect