今年はリンゴの木に早く花が咲いた。

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今年はりんごの木に早く花が咲いた。

English Translation

The apple trees blossomed early this year.

Furigana

今年(ことし)はリンゴの木(き)に早(はや)く花(はな)が咲(さ)いた。

Romanji

Kotoshi wa ringo no ki ni hayaku hana ga saita.

Words

今年 (ことし、こんねん)

this year

は (は)

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

林檎 (りんご、へいか、ひょうか、りゅうごう、りんきん、りんき、リンゴ)

apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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

木 (き)

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

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

早い (はやい)

fast; quick; hasty; brisk; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet; (too) early; easy; simple; quick

花 (はな)

flower; blossom; bloom; petal; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; Japanese playing cards; beauty; (the) best

が (が)

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

咲く (さく)

to bloom