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に雷が落ちた

lightning struck

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lightning struck Used to say that lightning struck the person, place, or object marked by に. 雷が落ちる literally means “lightning falls,” but “lightning struck” is the natural English expression.
JA: 昨夜、近所の木に雷が落ちた。
EN: Lightning struck a tree in the neighborhood last night.

その木に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck that tree.

昨日その家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck that house yesterday.

彼の家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck his house.

トムの家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck Tom’s house.

次の日学校の壁にあった時計に雷が落ちた

The next day, lightning struck the clock on the school wall.

— 嵐の中で (2018)