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に遭って

be involved in; suffer

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phrase Rare #38,001
be involved in; suffer Used with accidents, disasters, and other misfortunes. This is the て-form of 遭う and connects to what follows, often describing the result of the misfortune.
JA: 彼女は交通事故に遭って、入院した。
EN: She was involved in a traffic accident and was hospitalized.

隣人は残念ながら交通事故に遭って、昏睡状態になってしまった。

Unfortunately, my neighbor was in a traffic accident and fell into a coma.

彼は事故に遭って骨を折った。

He was in an accident and broke a bone.

そして更に困ったことは、彼自身交通事故に遭ってしまった。

To make matters worse, he himself was involved in a traffic accident.

彼らは災難に遭っても冷静であった。

They remained calm even when disaster struck.