近いうちに大地震が起こると言われている。

It is said that there will be a big earthquake in the near future.

近(ちか)いうちに大(だい)地震(じしん)が起(お)こると言(い)われている。

Chikai uchini dai jishin ga okoru to iwareteiru.

近い (ちかい)

near; close; short (distance)

打ち荷 (うちに)

jettisoned cargo

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

起こる (おこる)

to occur; to happen

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

言う (いう、ゆう)

to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

Readings: キン、コン、ちか.い

Meanings: near, early, akin, tantamount

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

Readings: キ、お.きる、お.こる、お.こす、おこ.す、た.つ

Meanings: rouse, wake up, get up

Readings: ゲン、ゴン、い.う、こと

Meanings: say, word