English Sentence:

I read in the newspaper that a whale was stranded on the British coast.

Japanese Translation:

鯨がイギリスの海岸に打ち上げられたと新聞で読みました。

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Words used:

鯨
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くじら
クジラ
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kujira

whale

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が
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ガ

ga

(nominative case particle), but (conjunction)

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いぎりす
イギリス
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igirisu

Britain, England

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の
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ノ

no

(nominalization, possession, description, nominative case, sentence-final particle for interrogation, confirmation)

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海|岸
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かい|がん
カイ|ガン

kaigan

coast

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に
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ニ

ni

(particle for dative, time, location, direction)

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打|ち|上|げられた
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う|ち|あ|げられた
ウ|チ|ア|ゲラレタ

uchiagerareta

to have been thrown (on the shore), to have been stranded, to have been launched

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と
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ト

to

and, that (complementizer), with, (particle for juxtaposition), (conjunction for a conditional clause)

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新|聞
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しん|ぶん
シン|ブン

shinbun

newspaper

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で
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デ

de

(and, particle for time, places, measure/means, reason, contents, unity/coordination, age)

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読|みました
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よ|みました
ヨ|ミマシタ

yomimashita

to have read (polite)

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