水の流れは岩の周りを回っていた。

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水の流れは岩の周りを回っていた。

English Translation

The water whirled around the rocks.

Furigana

水(みず)の流(なが)れは岩(いわ)の周(まわ)りを回(まわ)っていた。

Romanji

Mizu no nagare wa iwa no mawari o mawatteita.

Words

水 (みず、み)

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout; break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout

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

流れ (ながれ)

stream; current; flow; course of events

は (は)

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

岩 (いわ)

rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor

周り (まわり)

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

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.

回る (まわる)

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time