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Indoneshia de M7.

5 no Jishin 2018/September/29
magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits Indonesia

28-nichi, yuugata, Indoneshia no Suraueshi-too de Jishin ga arimashita.


Jishin no ookisa wa Magunichuudo 7.5.
Kono jishin de Tsunami ga okimashita.
Tsunami no takasa wa saidai 3-meetoru.
29-nichi asa genzai, 5-nin ga Shiboo.
Tada, gisei-sha wa kongo fueru kanoosei ga arimasu.
Zokuhoo (30-nichi yoru):
Shisha wa 800-nin o koemashita.
Tsunami no takasa wa saidai 6-meetoru datta soo desu.

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Indoneshia de M7.5 no Jishin


Indoneshia Indonesia, Magunichuudo magnitude, jishin earthquake

1. 28-nichi, yuugata, Indoneshia no Suraueshi-too de Jishin ga arimashita.


nijuuhachi-nichi 28th. of the month, yuugata late afternoon, early evening
Indoneshia Indonesia, Suraueshi-too Sulawesi island, -de place marker; in, at
jishin earthquake, arimasu to there is, have, happen
"island" is Shima.
-too follows the name of an island such as Suraueshi-too "Sulawesi island"
or Boruneo-too "Borneo island".

2. Jishin no ookisa wa Magunichuudo 7.5.


jishin earthquake, ookisa size, scale
magunichuudo magnitude, nana-ten-go 7.5

3. Kono jishin de Tsunami ga okimashita.


jishin earthquake, -de cause marker; by, because of, from, due to
Tsunami Tsunami, okimasu to happen, occur

4. Tsunami no takasa wa saidai 3-meetoru.


Tsunami Tsunami, takasa height
saidai maximum, up to, -meetoru meter

5. 29-nichi asa genzai, 5-nin ga Shiboo.


nijuuku-nichi 29th., asa morning, genzai as of (time)
go-nin 5 people, shiboo [sv] death, die (formal)
There are 3 common words meaning "to die"; shinimasu,
nakunarimasu and shiboo (shimasu).
The most common word is shinimasu in daily conversation.
nakunarimasu and shiboo are formal words.
nakunarimasu is often used for a family member, friend, co-worker or well-
known person.
shiboo is normally used in news, reports or statistics.

6. Tada, gisei-sha wa kongo fueru kanoosei ga arimasu.


tada however, gisei-sha victim, casualty, -sha person, people
kongo after this, hereafter, in the future, fueru root form of fuemasu; increase
kanoosei ga arimasu there is a possibility of/that, it can happen,
kanoosei potential, possibility
7. Zokuhoo (30-nichi yoru):
Shisha wa 800-nin o koemashita.
Tsunami no takasa wa saidai 6-meetoru datta soo desu.
zokuhoo follow-up, continued report, yoru night
shisha dead person, the dead, koemasu to exceed, go over
takasa height, saidai maximum, up to, datta ta form of desu
-soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

Practice the following words


1. IndoneshiaIndonesia 11. shiboo[sv] death, die (formal)

2. MareeshiaMalaysia 12. shinimasu / shinuto die

3. jishinearthquake 13. nakunarimasu / nakunaruto


die, pass away (formal)
4. arimasu / aruto there is, have, 14. tadahowever
happen
5. ookisasize, scale 15. gisei-shavictim, casualty

6. magunichuudomagnitude 16. kongoafter this, hereafter

7. TsunamiTsunami 17. fuemasu / fueruto increase

8. okimasu / okiruto happen, 18. kanooseipotential, possibility


occur
9. takasaheight 19. yuugatalate afternoon, early
evening
10. saidaimaximum, up to 20. genzaipresent, current, now /
as of (time)
Functional patterns used in the sentences (Chapter numbers are from Building Up
Conversation)
gisei-sha wa kongo fueru kanoosei ga arimasu
phrase + noun:Noun Modifier

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