地球の表面積の３分の２は水でおおわれている。

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English Translation

Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water.

Furigana

地球(ちきゅう)の表面積(ひょうめんせき)の３分(ぶん)の２は水(みず)でおおわれている。

Romanji

Chikyū no hyōmenseki no san bunno ni wa mizu de oowareteiru.

Words

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

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

表面積 (ひょうめんせき)

surface area

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

二 (に、ふた、ふ、ふう)

two

は (は)

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

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

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

覆う (おおう)

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise