断崖のてっぺんに古い城が立っている。

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断崖のてっぺんに古い城が立っている。

English Translation

An old castle stands on top of the cliff.

Furigana

断崖(だんがい)のてっぺんに古(ふる)い城(しろ)が立(た)っている。

Romanji

Dangai no teppen ni furui shiro ga tatteiru.

Words

断崖 (だんがい)

palisade; cliff

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

天辺 (てっぺん、てへん、てっぺい)

top; summit; apex; peak; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet; (top of) scalp; crown

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

古い (ふるい)

old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

城 (しろ)

castle

が (が)

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

立つ (たつ)

to stand; to rise; to stand up; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)