駅前には多くの自転車が違法に止められています。

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English Translation

A lot of bicycles are illegally parked in front of the station.

Furigana

駅前(えきまえ)には多(おお)くの自転車(じてんしゃ)が違法(いほう)に止(と)められています。

Romanji

Ekimae ni wa ōku no jitensha ga ihō ni tomerareteimasu.

Words

駅前 (えきまえ)

in front of station

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

は (は)

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

多く (おおく)

many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly

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

自転車 (じてんしゃ、じでんしゃ)

bicycle

が (が)

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

違法 (いほう)

illegal; illegality; invalid; unlawfulness

止める (とめる)

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to hold back (tears); to hold (one's breath); to relieve (pain); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade; to forbid; to prohibit; to notice; to be aware of; to concentrate on; to pay attention to; to remember; to bear in mind; to fix (in place); to fasten; to tack; to pin; to nail; to button; to staple; to detain; to keep in custody