私たちは港の方向へ船を動かし始めた。

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私たちは港の方向へ船を動かし始めた。

English Translation

We began to sail in the direction of the port.

Furigana

私(わたし)たちは港(みなと)の方向(ほうこう)へ船(ふね)を動(うご)かし始(はじ)めた。

Romanji

Watashitachi wa minato no hōkō e fune o ugokashihajimeta.

Words

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

は (は)

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

港 (みなと)

harbour; harbor; port

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

方向 (ほうこう)

direction; orientation; bearing; way; course (e.g. of action)

へ (へ)

indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")

船 (ふね)

ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; steamship; tank; tub; vat; trough; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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.

動かす (うごかす)

to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position; to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence; to change; to alter; to deny; to operate; to set in motion; to get going; to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy; to manage (e.g. funds)