白鳥が川に浮かんで夢のような光景だ。

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白鳥が川に浮かんで夢のような光景だ。

English Translation

The swans on the river make a dreamlike scene.

Furigana

白鳥(はくちょう)が川(かわ)に浮(う)かんで夢(ゆめ)のような光景(こうけい)だ。

Romanji

Hakuchō ga kawa ni ukande yume no yōna kōkei da.

Words

白鳥 (はくちょう、しろとり、しらとり)

swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

川 (かわ、がわ)

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

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

浮かぶ (うかぶ)

to float; to be suspended; to rise to surface; to come to mind; to have inspiration

夢 (ゆめ)

dream

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

様だ (ようだ)

(usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

光景 (こうけい)

scene; spectacle; sight; view

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative