火は消防士が到着する前に、隣の建物へ広がってしまった。

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English Translation

The fire had spread to the next building before the firemen came.

Furigana

火(ひ)は消防士(しょうぼうし)が到着(とうちゃく)する前(まえ)に、隣(となり)の建物(たてもの)へ広(ひろ)がってしまった。

Romanji

Hi wa shōbōshi ga tōchakusuru mae ni, tonari no tatemono e hirogatteshimatta.

Words

火 (ひ)

fire; flame; blaze

は (は)

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

消防士 (しょうぼうし)

fireman; firefighter

が (が)

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

到着 (とうちゃく)

arrival

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

隣 (となり)

neighbor (neighbour); next to (esp. living next door to)

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

建物 (たてもの)

building

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

広がる (ひろがる)

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)