壁が屋根全体の重さを支えていた。

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壁が屋根全体の重さを支えていた。

English Translation

The walls supported the entire weight of the roof.

Furigana

壁(かべ)が屋根(やね)全体(ぜんたい)の重(おも)さを支(ささ)えていた。

Romanji

Kabe ga yane zentai no omosa o sasaeteita.

Words

壁 (かべ、へき)

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

が (が)

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

屋根 (やね)

roof

全体 (ぜんたい)

whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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

重い (おもい)

heavy; weighty; massive; heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy; slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy; important; serious; grave; serious; severe; critical; solid; established; dignified; sensible

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.

支える (ささえる)

to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to hold at bay; to stem; to check