私たちは、地球が太陽のまわりを回っていることを学んだ。

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English Translation

We learned that the earth goes around the sun.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは、地球(ちきゅう)が太陽(たいよう)のまわりを回(まわ)っていることを学(まな)んだ。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa, chikyū ga taiyō no mawari o mawatteiru koto o mananda.

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

が (が)

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

太陽 (たいよう)

sun; solar

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

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

学ぶ (まなぶ)

to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in