机の上にはほこりがたまっていた。
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English Translation
Dust had accumulated on the desk.
Furigana
Romanji
Tsukue no ueni wa hokori ga tamatteita.
Words
机
(つくえ、つき)
desk
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
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
埃
(ほこり、ホコリ、あい)
dust; one ten-billionth
が
(が)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and
堪る
(たまる)
to bear (often adds emphasis); to endure