太陰月はカレンダーのひと月より短い。

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太陰月はカレンダーのひと月より短い。

English Translation

A lunar month is shorter than a calendar month.

Furigana

太陰(たいいん)月(つき)はカレンダーのひと月(つき)より短(みじか)い。

Romanji

Taiin tsuki wa karenda- no hitotsuki yori mijikai.

Words

太陰 (たいいん)

the moon; lunar

月 (つき)

moon; month

は (は)

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

カレンダー (カレンダー、カレンダ)

calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)

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

一月 (ひとつき、いちげつ)

one month

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

短い (みじかい)

short