地球の表面の３分の１は砂漠である。

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地球の表面の３分の１は砂漠である。

English Translation

One-third of the Earth's surface is desert.

Furigana

地球(ちきゅう)の表面(ひょうめん)の３分(ぶん)の１は砂漠(さばく)である。

Romanji

Chikyū no hyōmen no san bunno ichi wa sabaku de aru.

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 (ひょうめん)

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

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.)

は (は)

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

砂漠 (さばく)

desert