ナポレオンの軍隊は１８１５年にワーテルローの戦いに敗れた。

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English Translation

Napoleon's army lost the battle of Waterloo in 1815.

Furigana

ナポレオンの軍隊(ぐんたい)は１８１５年(ねん)にワーテルローの戦(たたか)いに敗(やぶ)れた。

Romanji

Naporeon no guntai wa ichi hachi ichi go nen ni Wa-Teruro- no tatakai ni yabureta.

Words

ナポレオン (ナポレオン)

Napoleon

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

軍隊 (ぐんたい)

armed forces; military; troops

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

八 (はち、や)

eight

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

年 (とし)

year; many years; age; past one's prime; old age

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

戦い (たたかい)

battle; fight; struggle; conflict

敗れる (やぶれる)

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose