森のすぐ向こうに美しい湖があった。

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森のすぐ向こうに美しい湖があった。

English Translation

A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.

Furigana

森(もり)のすぐ向(む)こうに美(うつく)しい湖(みずうみ)があった。

Romanji

Mori no sugu mukō ni utsukushii mizuumi ga atta.

Words

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

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

直ぐ (すぐ)

immediately; at once; directly; soon; before long; shortly; easily; without difficulty; right (near); nearby; just (handy)

向こう (むこう)

opposite side; other side; opposite direction; over there; that way; far away; beyond; the other party; the other person; future (starting now)

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

湖 (みずうみ)

lake

が (が)

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

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about