彼らは他のところへ水を供給するために川の流れの向きを変えた。

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English Translation

They diverted the river to supply water somewhere else.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは他(た)のところへ水(みず)を供給(きょうきゅう)するために川(かわ)の流(なが)れの向(む)きを変(か)えた。

Romanji

Karera wa ta no tokoro e mizu o kyōkyūsuru tameni kawa no nagare no muki o kaeta.

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

他 (た)

other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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

所 (ところ、とこ)

place; spot; scene; site; address; district; area; locality; one's house; point; part; space; room; whereupon; as a result; about to; on the verge of; was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing

へ (へ)

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

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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.

供給 (きょうきゅう)

supply; provision

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

川 (かわ、がわ)

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

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

向き (むき)

direction; orientation; aspect; situation; exposure; suitability; tendency

変える (かえる)

to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary; to reform; to revise; to amend