この川は信濃川の３分の１の長さである。

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この川は信濃川の３分の１の長さである。

English Translation

This river is about one third as long as the Shinano.

Furigana

この川(かわ)は信濃川(しなのがわ)の３分(ぶん)の１の長(なが)さである。

Romanji

Kono kawa wa Shinanogawa no san bunno ichi no nagasa de aru.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

は (は)

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

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

三 (さん、み)

three; tri-

分の (ぶんの)

-th (e.g. one fifth)

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

長い (ながい)

long (distance); long (time); lengthy

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...