その川はテムズ川の約１倍半の長さである。

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English Translation

The river is about half as long again as the Thames.

Furigana

その川(かわ)はテムズ川(がわ)の約(やく)１倍半(ばいはん)の長(なが)さである。

Romanji

Sono kawa wa Temuzugawa no yaku ichi baihan no nagasa de aru.

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...

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

は (は)

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

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

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

一 (いち)

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

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...