コペルニクスは地球が太陽の周りを回ると教えた。

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English Translation

Copernicus taught that the earth moves around the sun.

Furigana

コペルニクスは地球(ちきゅう)が太陽(たいよう)の周(まわ)りを回(まわ)ると教(おし)えた。

Romanji

Koperunikusu wa chikyū ga taiyō no mawari o mawaru to oshieta.

Words

コペルニクス (コペルニクス)

Kopernikus; Coponicus

は (は)

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

が (が)

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

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

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

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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.

回る (まわる)

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct