学生たちが公害反対運動の先頭に立った。

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学生たちが公害反対運動の先頭に立った。

English Translation

Students took the lead in the campaign against pollution.

Furigana

学生(がくせい)たちが公害(こうがい)反対(はんたい)運動(うんどう)の先頭(せんとう)に立(た)った。

Romanji

Gakuseitachi ga kōgai hantai undō no sentō ni tatta.

Words

が (が)

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

公害 (こうがい)

pollution; public nuisance; contamination

反対 (はんたい)

opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa; contrast

運動 (うんどう)

exercise; physical training; work-out; appeal; campaign; drive; crusade; movement; lobbying; motion; movement

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

先頭 (せんとう)

head; lead; vanguard; first

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)