その砂漠は月の表面のように見える。

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その砂漠は月の表面のように見える。

English Translation

That desert looks like the surface of the moon.

Furigana

その砂漠(さばく)は月(つき)の表面(ひょうめん)のように見(み)える。

Romanji

Sono sabaku wa tsuki no hyōmen no yōni mieru.

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...

砂漠 (さばく)

desert

は (は)

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

月 (つき)

moon; month

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

表面 (ひょうめん)

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

様に (ように)

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

見える (まみえる)

to have an audience; to meet; to see; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)