船の進路は真東だった。
Sentence Analyzer
English Translation
The course of the ship was straight east.
Furigana
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