もちろんのことだが、いなかの生活は都会の生活より健康によい。

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English Translation

It goes without saying that country life is healthier than town life.

Furigana

もちろんのことだが、いなかの生活(せいかつ)は都会(とかい)の生活(せいかつ)より健康(けんこう)によい。

Romanji

Mochiron no koto da ga, inaka no seikatsu wa tokai no seikatsu yori kenkō ni yoi.

Words

勿論 (もちろん)

of course; certainly; naturally

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

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

が (が)

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

田舎 (いなか)

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

生活 (せいかつ)

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

は (は)

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

都会 (とかい)

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

より (より)

than; from; out of; since; at; on; except; but; other than; more

健康 (けんこう)

health; sound; wholesome

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

良い (よい)

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial; OK