数羽の鳥が空を飛んでいた。

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数羽の鳥が空を飛んでいた。

English Translation

Several birds were flying in the air.

Furigana

数(すう)羽(わ)の鳥(とり)が空(そら)を飛(と)んでいた。

Romanji

Sū wa no tori ga sora o tondeita.

Words

羽 (わ、ば、ぱ)

counter for birds and rabbits

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

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

が (が)

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

空 (そら)

sky; the heavens

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.

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop