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Taiwan de Biru ga Kaji, 46-nin Shiboo

Taiwan de in Taiwan, biru building, kaji a fire, shiboo [sv] death, die (formal)

1.

14-ka gozen 3-ji goro, Taiwan de 13-kai-date no biru ga kaji ni narimashita.

juuyokka 14th. of the month, gozen a.m., san-ji 3:00, -goro around (time)
Taiwan de in Taiwan, -de place marker; in, at
-kai-date (number) -story building, -kai counter for floors, biru building
kaji ni narimasu (building) be on fire, kaji a fire, -ni narimasu to become, come to
hi fire, flame

2.

Kono kaji de 46-nin ga nakunarimashita.

kaji de because of fire, in the fire, -de cause marker; by, because, due to
yon-juu-roku-nin 46 people, -nin counter for people
nakunarimasu to die, pass away (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, well-known person and victims.
shiboo is normally used in news, reports and statistics.

3.

Soshite, 40-nin ijoo ga kega o shimashita.

soshite and, yon-juu-nin 40 people, -ijoo [A] or more, [A] or over
kega o shimasu be injured, get hurt, kega injury, hurt, wound

4.

Kaji ni natta biru wa, 7-kai kara 13-kai wa juukyo.

kaji ni narimasu (building) be on fire, natta ta form of narimasu, biru building
nana-kai seventh floor, 7F, juu-san-kai 13F, -kara from
juukyo residence, house, apartment

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5.

1-kai kara 6-kai wa genzai tsukawarete inai soo desu.

ikkai first floor, 1F, rokkai sixth floor, 6F
genzai tsukawarete inai no longer in use
genzai current(ly), present(ly), now, tsukawarete passive te form of tsukaimasu; be used
-te inai nai form of -te imasu; expressing progressive or state
-soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said

6.

Shooboo-sha yaku 70-dai ga shutsudoo shimashita.

shooboo-sha fire engine, yaku approximately, about, nearly
nana-juu-dai 70 (cars), -dai counter for machinery
shutsudoo [sv] take the field, be sent out, dispatch

7.

Kaji no gen'in wa wakatte imasen.

kaji a fire, gen'in a cause
wakatte imasen don't know yet, be not known, be not clear
wakatte te form of wakarimasu; understand, know, find out
-te imasu expressing progressive or state

8.

Taiwan no media ni yoru to, hooka no kanoosei ga aru soo desu.

media medium (TV, newspaper, so on.), -ni yoruto according to
hooka [sv] arson, kanoosei ga aru there is a possibility that, be likely to do
kanoosei likelihood, probability, possibility, aru root form of arimasu; there is, have
-soo desu reported information; I heard, he/they said