石油が太いパイプの中を流れた。

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石油 が 太い ぱいぷ の 中 を 流れた 。

English Translation

The oil ran through a thick pipe.

Furigana

石油(せきゆ)が太(ふと)いパイプの中(なか)を流(なが)れた。

Romanji

Sekiyu ga futoi paipu no naka o nagareta.

Words

石油 (せきゆ)

oil; petroleum; kerosene

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

太い (ふとい)

fat; thick; deep (of a voice); daring; shameless; brazen; lucky (billiards)

パイプ (パイプ)

pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe

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

中 (なか)

inside; in; among; within; center (centre); middle; during; while

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.

流れる (ながれる)

to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray; to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate; to be heard (e.g. music); to be played; to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair); to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted; to be called off; to be forfeited; to disappear; to be removed

Kanji

石

Readings: セキ、 シャク、 コク、 いし

Meaning: stone

油

Readings: ユ、 ユウ、 あぶら

Meanings: oil, fat

太

Readings: タイ、 タ、 ふと.い、 ふと.る

Meanings: plump, thick, big around

中

Readings: チュウ、 なか、 うち、 あた.る

Meanings: in, inside, middle, mean, center

流

Readings: リュウ、 ル、 なが.れる、 なが.れ、 なが.す、 -なが.す

Meanings: current, a sink, flow, forfeit