山越えの道は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。

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山越えの道は狭く、しかも急勾配だった。

English Translation

The road across the mountain was narrow, and what's more, it was a steep slope.

Furigana

山越(やまご)えの道(みち)は狭(せま)く、しかも急(きゅう)勾配(こうばい)だった。

Romanji

Yamagoe no michi wa semaku, shikamo kyū kōbai datta.

Words

山越え (やまごえ)

crossing a mountain

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

道 (みち)

road; street; way; path; course; route; lane; distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways"); the way (of proper conduct, etc.); one's way; morals; teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma; field (of medicine, etc.); subject; way; method; means

は (は)

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

狭い (せまい)

narrow; confined; small

然も (しかも)

moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

急 (きゅう)

urgent; sudden; abrupt; sharp; steep; precipitous; rapid; swift; fast; emergency; crisis; hurrying; haste; (in gagaku or noh) end of a song

勾配 (こうばい)

slope; incline; gradient; grade; pitch

だ (だ)

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