彼はアルプス山脈の夜明けの美しさをぼんやりとたたずんで見ていた。

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English Translation

He stood dazedly watching the beauty of the Alpine dawn.

Furigana

彼(かれ)はアルプス山脈(さんみゃく)の夜明(よあ)けの美(うつく)しさをぼんやりとたたずんで見(み)ていた。

Romanji

Kare wa Arupususanmyaku no yoake no utsukushisa o bon'yari to tatazunde miteita.

Words

彼 (かれ)

he; him; his; boyfriend

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

夜明け (よあけ)

dawn; daybreak

美しい (うつくしい)

beautiful; lovely

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.

ぼんやり (ぼんやり)

dimly; faintly; indistinctly; vaguely; absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly; idly; aimlessly; absence of mind; fool; blockhead; dunce

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

佇む (たたずむ)

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...