船員たちは天候のなすがままであった。
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English Translation
The sailors were at the mercy of the weather.
Furigana
Romanji
Sen'intachi wa tenkō no nasu gama made atta.
Words
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
天候
(てんこう)
weather
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
為す
(なす)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in; to change into; to do; to perform; to intend to; to attempt; to try
蒲
(かば、がま、こうほ、かま)
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reed mace
迄
(まで)
until (a time); till; to; up to; to (a place); as far as; to (an extent); up to; so far as; even; only; merely
有る
(ある)
to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about