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".
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
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