彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。

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彼は板の片端を持ち上げた。

English Translation

He upped one end of the plank.

Furigana

彼(かれ)は板(いた)の片端(かたわ)を持(も)ち上(あ)げた。

Romanji

Kare wa ita no katawa o mochiageta.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

は (は)

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

板 (いた)

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; cutting board; chopping board; chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; stage (i.e. at a theatre)

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

片端 (かたわ)

crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel

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.

持ち上げる (もちあげる)

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky