軍隊は丘の上へ前進した。
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English Translation
The army advanced up the hill.
Furigana
Romanji
Guntai wa oka no ue e zenshinshita.
Words
軍隊
(ぐんたい)
armed forces; military; troops
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
丘
(おか)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
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
上
(うえ)
above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); top; summit; surface; on; before; previous; superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); on top of that; besides; what's more; upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); matters concerning...; as concerns ...; since (i.e. "for that reason"); suffix indicating higher social standing; place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
へ
(へ)
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")
前進
(ぜんしん)
advance; drive; progress
Kanji
Readings: グン、 いくさ
Meanings: army, force, troops, war, battle
Reading: タイ
Meanings: regiment, party, company, squad
Readings: キュウ、 おか
Meanings: hill, knoll
Readings: ジョウ、 ショウ、 シャン、 うえ、 -うえ、 うわ-、 かみ、 あ.げる、 -あ.げる、 あ.がる、 -あ.がる、 あ.がり、 -あ.がり、 のぼ.る、 のぼ.り、 のぼ.せる、 のぼ.す、 よ.す
Meanings: above, up
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: シン、 すす.む、 すす.める
Meanings: advance, proceed, progress, promote