その塔を建てるのに長い年月が費やされた。

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English Translation

Many years have been spent in building the tower.

Furigana

その塔(とう)を建(た)てるのに長(なが)い年月(としつき)が費(つい)やされた。

Romanji

Sono tō o tateru no ni nagai toshitsuki ga tsuiyasareta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

塔 (とう)

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct

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

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

年月 (としつき、ねんげつ)

months and years

が (が)

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

費やす (ついやす)

to spend; to expend; to consume; to waste; to squander; to throw away; to devote