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The fire, driven by an east wind, destroyed the center of the city.
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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 ...
hi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. fire; flame; blaze
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kochi
noun
  1. east wind; spring wind
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
aoru

Passive Plain te-form

aorarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. city
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
chuushinbu
noun
  1. central part; heart (of a city)
chuushin
noun, no adjective
  1. center; centre; middle; heart; core; focus; pivot; emphasis; balance
suffix
  1. -centered; -centred; -focused; -oriented; centered on; focused on
bu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. department (in an organization); division; bureau (higher than a 課)
  2. club
  3. part; component; element
  4. category
counter
  1. counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
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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