その風景の美しさは筆舌に尽くしがたかった。

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English Translation

The beauty of the scenery was beyond description.

Furigana

その風景(ふうけい)の美(うつく)しさは筆舌(ひつぜつ)に尽(つ)くしがたかった。

Romanji

Sono fūkei no utsukushisa wa hitsuzetsu ni tsukushi gatakatta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

風景 (ふうけい)

scenery; scene; landscape; view; sight; scene (e.g. of a crime)

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

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

は (は)

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

筆舌 (ひつぜつ)

written and spoken words; description

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

尽くす (つくす)

to exhaust; to run out; to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend; to do to exhaustion

過大 (かだい)

excessive; too much; unreasonable