船は北方に進路をとった。

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船は北方に進路をとった。

English Translation

The ship struck northward.

Furigana

船(ふね)は北方(ほっぽう)に進路(しんろ)をとった。

Romanji

Fune wa hoppō ni shinro o totta.

Words

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

は (は)

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

北方 (ほっぽう)

northern (district); northward

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

進路 (しんろ)

route; course; career, university choices; course (of future life)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

穫る (とる)

to harvest (a crop)