昨yuu夜be、　近tikaく　の　家ie　で　火ka事zi　が　ありました。

昨ゆう夜べ、　近ちかく　の　家いえ　で　火か事じ　が　ありました。yuube, chikaku no ie de kaji ga arimashita.

Last night, there was a fire at a nearby house.

The particle で is used here because the fire is an event and not a static object.

Note

The particle で is used here because the fire is an event and not a static object.

Breakdown of yuube, chikaku no ie de kaji ga arimashita.

possessive case particle

subject particle

to exist; to have; (used for non-living entities)

location particle (for events and actions)

近ちかくchikaku

neighborhood, vicinity

昨ゆう夜べyuube

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Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita