兵(へい)士(し) heishi達(たち) tachiは wa夜(よ)明(あ)け() yoake前(まえ) maeに ni山(やま) yamaの no麓(ふもと) fumotoに ni着(つ)い()た() tsuita。 The soldiers arrived at the foot of the mountain before dawn. Literal Soldiers [topic-は] dawn-before [time-に] mountain [possessive-の] foot [destination-に] arrived. Two distinct uses of に — one marking time (夜明け前に) and one marking destination (麓に). 麓 (ふもと) specifically refers to the base of a mountain or hill, a word worth knowing for geographical descriptions. militarytopic-comment structure
兵(へい)士(し) heishi達(たち) tachiは wa夜(よ)明(あ)け() yoake前(まえ) maeに ni山(やま) yamaの no麓(ふもと) fumotoに ni着(つ)い()た() tsuita。 The soldiers arrived at the foot of the mountain before dawn. Literal Soldiers [topic-は] dawn-before [time-に] mountain [possessive-の] foot [destination-に] arrived. Two distinct uses of に — one marking time (夜明け前に) and one marking destination (麓に). 麓 (ふもと) specifically refers to the base of a mountain or hill, a word worth knowing for geographical descriptions. militarytopic-comment structure