兵士達は夜明け前に山の麓に着いた。

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兵士達は夜明け前に山の麓に着いた。

English Translation

The soldiers got to the foot of the hill before dawn.

Furigana

兵士達(へいしたち)は夜明(よあ)け前(まえ)に山(やま)の麓(ふもと)に着(つ)いた。

Romanji

Heishitachi wa yoake mae ni yama no fumoto ni tsuita.

Words

は (は)

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

夜明け (よあけ)

dawn; daybreak

前 (まえ)

ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of); before (e.g. the house); head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; in the presence of; helping; portion; privates; private parts

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

山 (やま)

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw); tread (of a tire); protruding part of an object; climax; peak; critical point; guess; speculation; criminal case; crime; mountain climbing; mountaineering; festival float (esp. one mounted with a decorative halberd); wall; wall tile; temple; temple grounds; wild

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

麓 (ふもと)

foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base

着く (つく)

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)