何羽かの鳥は飛ばなかった。
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English Translation
Some of the birds didn't fly.
Furigana
Romanji
Nan wa ka no tori wa tobanakatta.
Words
何
(なに、なん)
what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!
羽
(わ、ば、ぱ)
counter for birds and rabbits
か
(か)
indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical); or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; emphatic prefix; suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; in that way
の
(の)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
鳥
(とり)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
飛ぶ
(とぶ)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop