あの鳥たちは夏に巣を作り、冬に南へ渡る。

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English Translation

Those birds build their nests in the summer and fly to the south in the winter.

Furigana

あの鳥(とり)たちは夏(なつ)に巣(す)を作(つく)り、冬(ふゆ)に南(みなみ)へ渡(わた)る。

Romanji

Ano toritachi wa natsu ni su o tsukuri, fuyu ni minami e wataru.

Words

彼の (あの、かの)

that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)

は (は)

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

夏 (なつ)

summer

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

巣 (す)

nest; rookery; breeding place; hive; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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.

作る (つくる)

to make; to produce; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to cultivate; to train; to till; to draw up (a document); to make out; to prepare; to write; to create (an artistic work, etc.); to compose; to coin (a phrase); to organize; to organise; to establish; to found; to have (a child); to make up (one's face, etc.); to fabricate (an excuse, etc.); to form (a line, etc.); to set (a record); to commit (a sin, etc.)

冬 (ふゆ)

winter

南 (みなみ)

south

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span