彼らは領土の５分の１を支配していた。

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彼らは領土の５分の１を支配していた。

English Translation

They controlled a fifth part of the territory.

Furigana

彼(かれ)らは領土(りょうど)の５分(ぶん)の１を支配(しはい)していた。

Romanji

Karera wa ryōdo no go bunno ichi o shihaishiteita.

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

領土 (りょうど)

dominion; territory; possession

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

五 (ご、いつ、い)

five

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

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.

支配 (しはい)

domination; rule; control; direction; guidance