船の進路は真東だった。

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船の進路は真東だった。

English Translation

The course of the ship was straight east.

Furigana

船(ふね)の進路(しんろ)は真(ま)東(ひがし)だった。

Romanji

Fune no shinro wa ma higashi datta.

Words

船 (ふね)

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

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

進路 (しんろ)

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

は (は)

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

真 (ま)

just; right; due (east); pure; genuine; true; truth

東 (ひがし、ひむかし、ひんがし)

east

だ (だ)

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