ラクダの長い列が西に向かって移動していた。

Sentence Analyzer

らくだの長い列が西に向かって移動していた。

English Translation

A long train of camels was moving to the west.

Furigana

ラクダの長(なが)い列(れつ)が西(にし)に向(む)かって移動(いどう)していた。

Romanji

Rakuda no nagai retsu ga nishi ni mukatte idōshiteita.

Words

駱駝 (らくだ、ラクダ)

camel

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

が (が)

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

西 (にし)

west

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

移動 (いどう)

movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel; mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving