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彼らは、崖のてっぺんまで登った。

Sentence Analyzer

彼ら てっぺん まで 登った

English Translation

They climbed to the top of a cliff.

Furigana

(かれ)らは、(がけ)のてっぺんまで(のぼ)った。

Romanji

Karera wa, gake no teppen made nobotta.

Words

彼ら (かれら)
they (usually male); them
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(がけ)
cliff
()
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
天辺 (てっぺん、てへん、てっぺい)
top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
上る (のぼる)
to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

Kanji

Readings: ヒ、 かれ、 かの、 か.の
Meanings: he, that, the
Readings: ガイ、 ゲ、 ギ、 がけ、 きし、 はて
Meanings: cliff, bluff, precipice
Readings: トウ、 ト、 ドウ、 ショウ、 チョウ、 のぼ.る、 あ.がる
Meanings: ascend, climb up