彼らは東アフリカのタンガニーカ湖を探索した。

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English Translation

They explored Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは東(ひがし)アフリカのタンガニーカ湖(こ)を探索(たんさく)した。

Romanji

Karera wa higashi Afurika no Tangani-Kako o tansakushita.

Words

彼ら (かれら)

they (usually male); them

は (は)

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

東 (ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)

east

阿弗利加 (アフリカ)

Africa

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

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.

探索 (たんさく)

search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation