動物の中には高いところに登るのが大変上手なものがいる。

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English Translation

Some animals are very good at climbing.

Furigana

動物(どうぶつ)の中(なか)には高(たか)いところに登(のぼ)るのが大変(たいへん)上手(じょうず)なものがいる。

Romanji

Dōbutsu no nakani wa takai tokoroni noboru no ga taihen jōzuna mono ga iru.

Words

動物 (どうぶつ)

animal

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

は (は)

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

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

上る (のぼる)

to ascend; to go up; to climb; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to; to advance (in price); to swim up (a river); to sail up; to come up (on the agenda)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

大変 (たいへん)

very; greatly; immense; enormous; great; serious; grave; dreadful; terrible; difficult; hard; major incident; disaster

上手 (うわて、かみて)

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (only in comparisons); dexterity (only in comparisons); over-arm grip on opponent's belt

者 (もの、もん)

person

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)