水夫たちは海のもくずと消え去った。

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水夫たちは海のもくずと消え去った。

English Translation

The sailors perished in the sea.

Furigana

水夫(すいふ)たちは海(うみ)のもくずと消(き)え去(さ)った。

Romanji

Suifutachi wa umi no mo kuzu to kiesatta.

Words

は (は)

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

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

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

も (も)

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence); both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence); even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than; even if; even though; although; in spite of; further; more; again; another; the other

屑 (くず、クズ)

waste; scrap; garbage; dregs; chad

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

消え去る (きえさる)

to disappear; to vanish