一列に立ち並んだ家が新しいアパートに席を譲るためにとりこわされつつある。

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English Translation

A row of old houses is being destroyed to make way for new flats.

Furigana

一(いち)列(れつ)に立(た)ち並(なら)んだ家(いえ)が新(あたら)しいアパートに席(せき)を譲(ゆず)るためにとりこわされつつある。

Romanji

Ichi retsu ni tachinaranda ie ga atarashii apa-to ni seki o yuzuru tameni torikowasare tsutsu aru.

Words

一 (いち)

one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

列 (れつ)

queue; line; row; column; sequence; string; train

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

立ち並ぶ (たちならぶ)

to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with

家 (いえ)

house; residence; dwelling; family; household; lineage; family name

が (が)

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

新しい (あたらしい)

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern

アパート (アパート)

apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

席 (せき)

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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.

譲る (ゆずる)

to turn over; to assign; to hand over; to transmit; to convey; to sell; to dispose of; to yield; to surrender; to concede

為に (ために)

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of; because of; as a result of

取り壊す (とりこわす)

to demolish; to tear or pull down

つつ (つつ)

while; even though; despite

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about