海は地球の表面の約４分の３を覆っている。

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English Translation

The sea covers nearly three-fourths of the earth's surface.

Furigana

海(うみ)は地球(ちきゅう)の表面(ひょうめん)の約(やく)４分(ぶん)の３を覆(おお)っている。

Romanji

Umi wa chikyū no hyōmen no yaku yon bunno san o ootteiru.

Words

海 (うみ、み、わた、わだ)

sea; ocean; waters

は (は)

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

地球 (ちきゅう)

the earth; the globe

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

表面 (ひょうめん)

surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

約 (やく)

approximately; about; promise; shortening; reduction; simplification; contraction (in phonetics)

四 (し、よん、よ)

four

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

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.

覆う (おおう)

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise