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The fire devoured the town.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
kaji
noun
  1. fire; conflagration
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
machi
noun
  1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood (esp. 町)
  2. downtown; main street
  3. street; road
  4. 109.09 m
  5. 0.99 hectares
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
yakitsukusu

Plain Past Indicative Form

yakitsukushita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
yaku

masu stem

yaki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to burn
  2. to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
  3. to heat; to heat up
  4. to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
  5. to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
  6. to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
  7. to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
tsukusu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsukushita
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully (after masu stem of verb)

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