その塔は青い空を背景にしてそびえ立っていた。

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English Translation

The tower rose up against the blue sky.

Furigana

その塔(とう)は青(あお)い空(そら)を背景(はいけい)にしてそびえ立(た)っていた。

Romanji

Sono tō wa aoi sora o haikei ni shite sobietatteita.

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

は (は)

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

青い (あおい)

blue; green; pale; unripe; inexperienced

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

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.

背景 (はいけい)

background; scenery; backdrop; setting; circumstance; context; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

そびえ立つ (そびえたつ)

to stand towering over the surrounds