我々は山道をまるでアリが這うように進んだ。

Sentence Analyzer

我々は山道をまるでありが這うように進んだ。

English Translation

We crawled like so many ants along the mountain pass.

Furigana

我々(われわれ)は山道(さんどう)をまるでアリが這(は)うように進(すす)んだ。

Romanji

Wareware wa sandō o marude Ari ga hau yōni susunda.

Words

我々 (われわれ)

は (は)

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

山道 (やまみち、さんどう、せんどう)

mountain road; mountain trail

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.

丸で (まるで)

quite; entirely; completely; at all; as if; as though; just like

蟻 (あり、アリ)

ant

が (が)

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

這う (はう)

to creep; to crawl

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

荒む (すさむ)

to grow wild; to run to waste