飛行機が５機さながら鳥のように飛び去るのを見た。

Sentence Analyzer

English Translation

I saw five airplanes flying away like so many birds.

Furigana

飛行機(ひこうき)が５機(き)さながら鳥(とり)のように飛(と)び去(さ)るのを見(み)た。

Romanji

Hikōki ga go ki sanagara tori no yōni tobi saru no o mita.

Words

飛行機 (ひこうき)

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

が (が)

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

機 (き)

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for remaining lives (in video games)

宛ら (さながら)

just like

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop

去る (さる)

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off; to divorce; ... completely; last ... (e.g. "last April")

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.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...