私達はニュートンが引力の法則を発見したと教えられた。

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English Translation

We were taught that Newton discovered the law of gravity.

Furigana

私達(わたしたち)はニュートンが引力(いんりょく)の法則(ほうそく)を発見(はっけん)したと教(おし)えられた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa nyu-ton ga inryoku no hōsoku o hakkenshita to oshierareta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

ニュートン (ニュートン)

newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)

が (が)

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

引力 (いんりょく)

attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

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

法則 (ほうそく)

law; rule

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.

発見 (はっけん)

discovery; detection; finding

と (と)

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

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct