黄金を捜し求めて多くの男たちが西部へと出かけていった。

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English Translation

Many men went west in search of gold.

Furigana

黄金(おうごん)を捜(さが)し求(もと)めて多(おお)くの男(おとこ)たちが西部(せいぶ)へと出(で)かけていった。

Romanji

Ōgon o sagashimotomete ōku no otokotachi ga seibu e to dekaketeitta.

Words

黄金 (おうごん、こがね、きがね、くがね)

gold

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

捜し求める (さがしもとめる)

to search for; to seek for; to look for

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

西部 (せいぶ)

western part; the west (of a region); the West (i.e. of the US)

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

出かける (でかける)

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out; to be about to leave; to be just going out