に雷が落ちた

was struck by lightning

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was struck by lightning The に marks the place or thing that the lightning struck.
JA: 昨日、木に雷が落ちた。
EN: Yesterday, a tree was struck by lightning.

その木に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck that tree.

彼の家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck his 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)

トムの家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck Tom’s house.

昨日その家に雷が落ちた。

Lightning struck that house yesterday.