皆は丘の上に地下を掘り、丘の上に家をうごかしました。

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English Translation

A cellar was dug on top of the hill and they slowly moved the house from the road to the hill.

Furigana

皆(みな)は丘(おか)の上(うえ)に地下(ちか)を掘(ほ)り、丘(おか)の上(うえ)に家(いえ)をうごかしました。

Romanji

Mina wa oka no ueni chika o hori, oka no ueni ie o ugokashimashita.

Words

皆 (みな、みんな)

all; everyone; everybody; everything

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

地下 (ちか)

basement; cellar; underground place; underground; below ground; secret; under cover; underground (railway); subway; metro

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.

掘る (ほる)

to dig; to excavate; to hollow; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

動かす (うごかす)

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)