二つの谷に挟まれた平地に家をたてる。

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二つの谷に挟まれた平地に家をたてる。

English Translation

Build a house on the level between two valleys.

Furigana

二(ふた)つの谷(たに)に挟(はさ)まれた平地(ひらち)に家(いえ)をたてる。

Romanji

Futatsu no tani ni hasamareta hirachi ni ie o tateru.

Words

二つ (ふたつ)

two

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

谷 (たに)

valley

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

挟む (はさむ)

to interpose; to hold between; to insert; to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond

平地 (ひらち、へいち)

level ground; plain

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

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.

建てる (たてる)

to build; to construct