地球が自転しているのは常識だ。

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地球が自転しているのは常識だ。

English Translation

It's common knowledge that the earth turns on its axis.

Furigana

地球(ちきゅう)が自転(じてん)しているのは常識(じょうしき)だ。

Romanji

Chikyū ga jitenshiteiru no wa jōshiki da.

Words

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

が (が)

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

自転 (じてん)

rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin

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

は (は)

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

常識 (じょうしき)

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice; social etiquette

だ (だ)

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